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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal	White-necked Heron	Kanadareiher
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Ardea pacifica	Ardea herodias
Ordnung	Pelecaniformes	Pelecaniformes
Familie	Ardeidae	Ardeidae
Erhaltungsstatus	Least Concern	Least Concern
Länge	—	117,0 cm (46.1 in)
Flügelspannweite	77,0 cm (30.3 in)	183,0 cm (72.0 in)
Gewicht	910,0 g (32.10 oz)	2400,0 g (84.66 oz)
Ernährung	--	Primarily fish, also frogs, snakes, small mammals, insects, and other birds. Hunts by standing motionless …
Gelegegröße	3-4	2-7
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

White-necked Heron —

Kanadareiher 117,0 cm

Flügelspannweite

White-necked Heron 77,0 cm

Kanadareiher 183,0 cm

Gewicht

White-necked Heron 910,0 g

Kanadareiher 2400,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

🌿 Feuchtgebiet

White-necked Heron only

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Kanadareiher only

🌾 Grasland

Kanadareiher

Wetlands of all types including marshes, swamps, riverbanks, lake edges, and coastal shores. Also hunts in fields and meadows.

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Song & Call Comparison

White-necked Heron

Kanadareiher

Gesang

Deep, harsh, croaking 'frahnk-frahnk' call in flight. Also gives low guttural grunts at the nest. Alarmed birds give repeated croaks. Mostly silent for such a large wader.

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Geographic Range & Migration

White-necked Heron

Kanadareiher

North and Central America from Alaska and southern Canada to the Caribbean and Galapagos Islands.

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

White-necked Heron

Least Concern

Kanadareiher

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How to Tell Them Apart

White-necked Heron

Kanadareiher

Gefieder

Blue-grey body with a white head bearing a broad black stripe extending to a long black plume. Rufous-brown thighs. In flight, the neck is folded into an S-shape.

Schnabel

Long, dagger-like yellowish bill

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About These Birds

White-necked Heron

Kanadareiher

Der Kanadareiher ist mit einer Höhe von bis zu 1,4 Metern der größte Reiher Nordamerikas. Diese geduldigen Jäger können lange Zeit reglos verharren, bevor sie mit bemerkenswerter Geschwindigkeit nach Beute stoßen. Sie brüten in großen Kolonien, sogenannten Reiherkolonien, und kehren oft Jahr für Jahr an denselben Ort zurück.

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