Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLinnaeus, C, 1758
English (US) Gray Heron
UK name: Grey Heron
The Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns) in the order Pelecaniformes.
- Scientific name
- Ardea cinerea
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray Heron
- English (UK)
- Grey Heron
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Ardea cinerea cinerea
- Ardea cinerea jouyi
- Ardea cinerea monicae
- Ardea cinerea firasa
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
- Type locality
- Europe; restricted to Sweden by Hartert, 1920, Vdgel Pal. Fauna, p. 1229.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.143
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Great-billed Heron
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Purple Heron
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Black-headed Heron
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Goliath Heron
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Cocoi Heron
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Great Blue Heron
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