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. : yvlh100483
Author :
Ypix
Plumage : adult

Shooting

date : 2010 Jul
Country : South Africa (sf)
Region : Mpumalanga
Place : Skukuza Skukuza
Lat. : 24° 56' 59'' South
Lng. : 31° 34' 17'' East

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : Canon EOS 7D
Exposure : 1/320 s

aperture : 3,2

Focal length : 300 mm

Iso : 200

Flash : no