Purple Heron
Ardea purpureaLinnaeus, C, 1766
English (US) Purple Heron
The Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) 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 purpurea
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Purple Heron
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1766
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Ardea purpurea purpurea
- Ardea purpurea bournei
- Ardea purpurea madagascariensis
- Ardea purpurea manilensis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1766
- Type locality
- 'in Oriente'; restricted to France by Stresemann, 1920, Avifauna Macedonica, p. 226.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.236
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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