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Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Ardeidae

The purple heron (Ardea purpurea) is a wide-ranging heron species. It breeds in Africa, central and southern Europe, and southern and eastern Palearctic. The Western Palearctic populations migrate between breeding and wintering habitats whereas the African and tropical-Asian populations are primarily sedentary, except for occasional dispersive movements.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Spain · 46,055Netherlands · 42,099France · 18,451Italy · 3,845Germany · 2,849Switzerland · 944United Kingdom · 774Belgium · 414Luxembourg · 24Brazil · 1