Purple Heron

Key Facts

Family: Ardeidae

Biometrics:
Length: 78 to 90 cm, Weight: 525 to 1345 g, Wingspan: 120 to 150 cm

Range:
Breed from tropics to mid-temperate countries, throughout Europe, southern Asia and Africa. European birds winter in tropical Africa.

Habitat:
Marshes and lakes with extensive reed-beds, outside breeding season in open wetlands with fringing vegetation