Purple Heron - Ardea purpurea

Héron pourpré

Purple Heronadult — Copy forbidden without prior authorization. © Thierry Helsens

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. : thhe142186
Author : T. Helsens
Plumage : adult

Shooting

date : 2012 Jul
Country : Benin (bn)
Region : Atlantique
Place : Ganvié Ganvié
Lat. : 6° 28' 41'' North
Lng. : 2° 25' 41'' East

Exif Data [+] [-]

Model : NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D7000
Exposure : 1/1000 s

aperture : 5.6

Focal length : 300 mm

Iso : 720

Flash : no