Herons, Bitterns

Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

The Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) is a 372 g coastal bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Herons, Bitterns

Order

Pelecaniformes

Weight

372 g

Habitat

Coastal

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

39

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