Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Herons, Egrets and Bitterns :: Tricolored Heron

Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor

Described by: Müller, Statius (1776)
Alternate common name(s): Louisiana Heron
Old scientific name(s): Hydranassa tricolor

Photographs

Celery Fields, Sarasota County, Florida, USA - Nov 10, 2004 © William Hull  Myakka River State Park, Sarasota County, Florida, USA - Dec 19, 2002 © William Hull  Celery Fields, Sarasota County, Florida, USA - Nov 10, 2004 © William Hull  Myakka River State Park, Sarasota County, Florida, USA - Dec 19, 2002 © William Hull  Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, North Carolina, USA - Jul 11, 2003 © William Hull 
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Range

Coastal se. North America, Central America and n. South America;
(1) Coastal United States in the w. from San Diego and in the e. from Long Island s. along both coasts to Mexico from c. Baja, s. Sonora and in the interior in the s., Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, the West Indies (Bahamas, Greater Antilles, Grand Cayman e. to the Virgin Islans and w. to Old Providence, St. Andrews), Colombia, w. Ecuador, ex. nw. Peru, n. Venezuela and Netherlands Antilles to n. of the Orinoco Delta.
(2) Trinidad (Caroni Swamp) and Tobago. (3) S. of the Orinoco Delta occurring further inland in Guyana, Surinam, Guiana and ne. Brazil to Maranhao and Piaui.
___________________________________________________________________________________North America n. of Mexican border
Summer and winter: coastal s. NJY, DEL, MYD, VIR, NCA, SCA, GEO, FLA (throughout), ALA, MIS, LOU, TEX; In summer, it may occur as far n. as San Diego, CAL in the w. and long Island, NYK in the e.

Videos

Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge, Lee County, Florida, USA - May 27, 2001 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird takes flight.

Myakka River State Park, Sarasota County, Florida, USA - Feb 20, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is walking in shallow water.

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Dan Mennill
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Florida Museum of Natural History

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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