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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	Agami Heron	Great Blue Heron
학명	Agamia agami	Ardea herodias
목	Pelecaniformes	Pelecaniformes
과	Ardeidae	Ardeidae
보전 상태	Near Threatened	Least Concern
체장	—	117.0 cm (46.1 in)
날개 폭	54.7 cm (21.5 in)	183.0 cm (72.0 in)
체중	527.5 g (18.61 oz)	2400.0 g (84.66 oz)
식성	--	Primarily fish, also frogs, snakes, small mammals, insects, and other birds. Hunts by standing motionless …
산란 수	2-4	2-7
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Agami Heron —

Great Blue Heron 117.0 cm

날개 폭

Agami Heron 54.7 cm

Great Blue Heron 183.0 cm

체중

Agami Heron 527.5 g

Great Blue Heron 2400.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

🌿 Wetland

Agami Heron only

🌲 Forest 🏖️ Coastal

Great Blue Heron only

🌾 Grassland

Great Blue Heron

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

Agami Heron

Great Blue Heron

노래

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

Agami Heron

Great Blue Heron

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

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보전 상태

Near Threatened

Agami Heron

Least Concern

Great Blue Heron

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How to Tell Them Apart

Agami Heron

Great Blue Heron

깃털

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.

부리

Long, dagger-like yellowish bill

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About These Birds

Agami Heron

아가미왜가리는 날개 폭 약 55cm의 거의 위협 받는 아름다운 무늬를 가진 섭금류이다. 은빛 청색 목과 가슴, 밤색 몸통, 길고 날카로운 부리가 특징이다. 멕시코에서 볼리비아와 브라질까지 열대 아메리카의 울창한 삼림 하천과 늪지에 서식한다.

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.

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