Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Description

Ardea cinerea is a large water bird. It is gray in color and its flying feathers are black. Yellow eyes, black feet, with a greenish yellow beak

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

100 cm

Ca

Carnivore

Di

Diurnal

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Ciconiiformes

FAMILY

:

Ardeidae

GENUS

:

Ardea

SPECIES

:

Ardea cinerea

Distribution

Ardea cinerea is generally seen in coastal areas or shallow waters, such as mangroves and rice fields

Geography

Continent : Africa, Europe, Asia

Country : Africa, Europe, Asia: Southeast Asia including the Philippines, Indonesia (Kalimantan, Sumatra, Java, Bali)

Habits and Lifestyle

Ardea cinerea is slow flying, with a long, retractable (S-shaped) neck. Fly with a slow wing beat and sometimes glide over short distances. often perches in trees, but spends a lot of time on the ground, walking or standing still for long periods in an upright position.

Lifestyle

–

Biome

Coastal area

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Ardea cinerea feeds on fish, lizards, dragonfly larvae, frogs, crustaceans and water snakes.

Diet : Carnivora

Mating Habits

The breeding season in Southeast Asia is from December to March and in Java Barta from February to June. The nest is made of a collection of twigs placed on a tree. Lay eggs 3-4 greenish blue eggs.

Reproduction session : in Southeast Asia is from December to March and in Java Barta from February to June.

Incubation periods: –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 3 – 4 eggs

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. MacKinnon, J. 1991 . Fields Guide to the Birds Of Java and Bali. Gadjah Mada University Press. Yogyakarta.
  2. Grey_heron