Birds of Nicaragua
BETA
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PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae (Herons, Bitterns)
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Genus: Ardea (2 species, 12 worldwide)
Great Egret
(Ardea alba egretta)
West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Photograph by
Tom Friedel
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A common, large, tall, and thin egret, seen in wetlands and open fields as well.
Great Blue Heron
(Ardea herodias wardi)
Wakodahatchee, Florida, USA
Photograph by
Tom Friedel
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In flight.
With a snake.
An all white race of [Great Blue Heron] is found almost exclusively in the Caribbean.
Two immatures at a nest.
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Colombia
Panama
Ecuador
Costa Rica
Mexico
Experimental sites:
Peru
Venezuela
The World
Brazil
Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:
Guyana
Nicaragua
Cuba