Purple Heron - Ardea purpurea

Héron pourpré

Purple Heronadult, identification

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  • identification
  • adult
  • Garza imperial
  • garça-vermelha
  • Purpurreiher
  • Ardea purpurea
  • Pelecaniformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Pélécaniformes
Family : Ardeidae
Species : Purple Heron

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures

by the author
all the pictures

The picture

O.Net ref. : paba132833
Author :
chemin-des-plumes.
Plumage : adult

Shooting

date : 2012 Dec
Country : Senegal (sg)
Region : Fatick
Place : Toubakouta Toubakouta
Lat. : 13° 46' 41'' North
Lng. : 16° 28' 41'' West

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : Canon EOS-1D X
Exposure : 1/1250 s

aperture : 6.3

Focal length : 560 mm

Iso : 640

Flash : no