Great White Egret vs Great Blue Heron
Ardea alba 比較対象 Ardea herodias
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Great White Egret | Great Blue Heron |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Ardea alba | Ardea herodias |
| 目 | Pelecaniformes | Pelecaniformes |
| 科 | Ardeidae | Ardeidae |
| 保全状況 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体長 | — | 117.0 cm (46.1 in) |
| 翼開長 | 75.8 cm (29.8 in) | 183.0 cm (72.0 in) |
| 体重 | 1013.1 g (35.74 oz) | 2400.0 g (84.66 oz) |
| 食性 | -- | Primarily fish, also frogs, snakes, small mammals, insects, and other birds. Hunts by standing motionless … |
| 一腹卵数 | 1-6 | 2-7 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
Great Blue Heron
Wetlands of all types including marshes, swamps, riverbanks, lake edges, and coastal shores. Also hunts in fields and meadows.
Song & Call Comparison
Great White Egret
Great Blue Heron
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.
Geographic Range & Migration
Great White Egret
Great Blue Heron
North and Central America from Alaska and southern Canada to the Caribbean and Galapagos Islands.
保全状況
Great White Egret
Great Blue Heron
How to Tell Them Apart
Great White Egret
Great Blue Heron
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.
Long, dagger-like yellowish bill
About These Birds
Great White Egret
全世界の温帯・熱帯湿地に広く分布する大型のシラサギ（体長80〜104cm）。純白の羽毛と黄色い嘴が特徴。繁殖期には美しい装飾羽（レース状の飾り羽）が生える。Ardea alba（ダイサギ）は19世紀末に飾り羽目的の乱獲で激減したが、鳥類保護運動の象徴となって回復した。現在も世界最多の個体数を誇るサギの一つ。Ardeidae科。
Great Blue Heron
The great blue heron is the largest heron in North America, standing up to 1.4 meters tall. These patient hunters can stand motionless for extended periods before striking at prey with remarkable speed. They nest in large colonies called heronries, often returning to the same site year after year.