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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo	Tricolored Heron	Great Blue Heron
Nome científico	Egretta tricolor	Ardea herodias
Ordem	Pelecaniformes	Pelecaniformes
Família	Ardeidae	Ardeidae
Estado de conservação	Least Concern	Least Concern
Comprimento	—	117,0 cm (46.1 in)
Envergadura	49,8 cm (19.6 in)	183,0 cm (72.0 in)
Peso	317,0 g (11.18 oz)	2400,0 g (84.66 oz)
Dieta	--	Primarily fish, also frogs, snakes, small mammals, insects, and other birds. Hunts by standing motionless …
Tamanho da postura	3-5	2-7
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Tricolored Heron —

Great Blue Heron 117,0 cm

Envergadura

Tricolored Heron 49,8 cm

Great Blue Heron 183,0 cm

Peso

Tricolored Heron 317,0 g

Great Blue Heron 2400,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

🌿 Wetland

Tricolored Heron only

🏖️ 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

Tricolored Heron

Great Blue Heron

Canto

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

Tricolored Heron

Great Blue Heron

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

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Tricolored Heron

Least Concern

Great Blue Heron

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How to Tell Them Apart

Tricolored Heron

Great Blue Heron

Plumagem

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.

Bico

Long, dagger-like yellowish bill

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About These Birds

Tricolored Heron

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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