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A wading bird, Ardea purpurea, having reddish-brown plumage and found throughout southern Europe and Asia.
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Purple Heron — Taxobox name = Purple Heron status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 240px image caption = Purple Heron, Oued Massa, Morocco regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Ciconiiformes familia = Ardeidae genus = Ardea… … Wikipedia
purple heron — noun : an Old World heron (Ardea purpurea) chiefly grayish with a black crown and maroon breast * * * an Old World heron, Ardea purpurea, having maroon, buff, and black plumage. [1830 40] * * * purple heron, a European heron resembling the common … Useful english dictionary
purple heron — purpurinis garnys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Ardea purpurea angl. purple heron vok. Purpurreiher, m rus. рыжая цапля, f pranc. héron pourpré, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – tikrieji garniai sinonimas – rusvasis… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
Purple Heron — purpurinis garnys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Ardea purpurea angl. Purple Heron vok. Purpurreiher … Paukščių anatomijos terminai
purple heron — an Old World heron, Ardea purpurea, having maroon, buff, and black plumage. [1830 40] * * * … Universalium
heron — /her euhn/, n. any of numerous long legged, long necked, usually long billed birds of the family Ardeidae, including the true herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns. [1275 1325; ME heiro(u)n, hero(u)n < MF hairon (F héron) < Gmc; cf. OHG… … Universalium
Heron — /hear on/, n. Hero (def. 2). * * * Any of about 60 species of long legged wading birds in the same family (Ardeidae) as egrets and bitterns. They are found worldwide but are most common in the tropics. They wade in the shallow waters of pools,… … Universalium
héron pourpré — purpurinis garnys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Ardea purpurea angl. purple heron vok. Purpurreiher, m rus. рыжая цапля, f pranc. héron pourpré, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – tikrieji garniai sinonimas – rusvasis… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
Great-billed Heron — Taxobox name = Great billed Heron status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Ciconiiformes familia = Ardeidae genus = Ardea species = A. sumatrana binomial = Ardea sumatrana binomial authority … Wikipedia
Lou|i|si|an|a heron — «lu EE zee AN uh, LOO ih », a grayish purple heron with a white throat and breast, common in the southern United States and south to Brazil … Useful english dictionary
