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Purple Heron (Purple)
Ardea purpurea [purpurea Group]
ML201426301
eBird checklist S64821370
Report
rating 5
8 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
7 Jul 2014
Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
Media notes
An adult bird resting on top of a tree, shaking the plumage. Elevation: 180 m. D
…
Purple Heron (Purple)
Ardea purpurea [purpurea Group]
ML201629491
eBird checklist S65110421
Report
rating 5
6 ratings
Hervé JACOB
27 Jun 2015
Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Media notes
an immature moving out of his nest. Elevation: 10 m. Date added to IBC: June 23,
…
Tags
Nest
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
ML201478131
eBird checklist S64822054
Report
rating 5
6 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
11 Jun 2015
Tulcea, Romania
Media notes
A bird moving its wings, shaking its plumage and then taking off and flying away
…
Behaviors
Flying
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
ML201478121
eBird checklist S64822054
Report
rating 5
5 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
11 Jun 2015
Tulcea, Romania
Media notes
A slow motion view of an adult catching and eating a fish. Elevation: 0 m. Date
…
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Purple Heron (Purple)
Ardea purpurea [purpurea Group]
ML201357451
eBird checklist S64819507
Report
rating 5
5 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
11 Dec 2009
Mysuru, Karnataka, India
Media notes
An adult harpooning a fish and swallowing it. Elevation: 727 m. Date added to IB
…
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
ML461066
Report
rating 5
5 ratings
Romeo M. Ocon
14 Jan 2009
Pampanga, Philippines
Media notes
Other Behaviors: Capture Prey.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Purple Heron (Purple)
Ardea purpurea [purpurea Group]
ML201986291
eBird checklist S65199518
Report
rating 4
7 ratings
Alok Tewari
5 Feb 2018
Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
Media notes
Purple Heron : Acquiring breeding colors - a close look. A resident species. Ele
…
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
ML201895841
eBird checklist S65186351
Report
rating 5
5 ratings
Juan José Bazan Hiraldo
29 Apr 2014
Illes Baleares, Spain
Media notes
Adult fishing on Canyamel reedbeds, april 2014. Elevation: 16 m. Date added to I
…
Purple Heron (Purple)
Ardea purpurea [purpurea Group]
ML201970881
eBird checklist S65199972
Report
rating 4
6 ratings
Alok Tewari
22 Aug 2019
South West Delhi, Delhi, India
Media notes
Purple Heron : immature. Resident species. In a hurry ... Taking rapid strides t
…
Purple Heron (Purple)
Ardea purpurea [purpurea Group]
ML201680101
eBird checklist S65098954
Report
rating 5
6 ratings
Martin Kennewell
14 Sep 2014
Singapore, Singapore
Media notes
immature bird with a wriggly breakfast (unfortunately I didn't witness the final
…
Purple Heron (Purple)
Ardea purpurea [purpurea Group]
ML201536621
eBird checklist S64821517
Report
rating 4
5 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
11 Jan 2015
Nakhon Sawan, Thailand
Media notes
A bird landing on a reedbed and resting (slow motioned). Elevation: 22 m. Date a
…
Purple Heron (Purple)
Ardea purpurea [purpurea Group]
ML201536611
eBird checklist S64821517
Report
rating 4
5 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
11 Jan 2015
Nakhon Sawan, Thailand
Media notes
An adult bird landing on a wetland (slow motioned). Elevation: 22 m. Date added
…
Purple Heron (Purple)
Ardea purpurea [purpurea Group]
ML201498831
eBird checklist S64821792
Report
rating 4
5 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
22 Mar 2017
Maluku Utara, Maluku, Indonesia
Media notes
A bird on top of a tree. Elevation: 48 m. Date added to IBC: November 5, 2017.
Purple Heron (Purple)
Ardea purpurea [purpurea Group]
ML201419531
eBird checklist S64821369
Report
rating 4
5 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
7 Jul 2014
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Media notes
A juvenile resting on a wetland, panting and defecating. Elevation: 213 m. Date
…
Purple Heron (Purple)
Ardea purpurea [purpurea Group]
ML201419521
eBird checklist S64821369
Report
rating 4
5 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
7 Jul 2014
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Media notes
An adult bird walking on a wetland. Elevation: 213 m. Date added to IBC: June 23
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Purple Heron (Purple)
Ardea purpurea [purpurea Group]
ML201391351
eBird checklist S64819508
Report
rating 4
5 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
11 Dec 2009
Mandya, Karnataka, India
Media notes
A pair at the nest site. Elevation: 689 m. Date added to IBC: June 22, 2016.
Tags
Nest
Purple Heron (Purple)
Ardea purpurea [purpurea Group]
ML201391341
eBird checklist S64819508
Report
rating 4
5 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
11 Dec 2009
Mandya, Karnataka, India
Media notes
An adult approaching to its pair and trying to copulate. Elevation: 689 m. Date
…
Behaviors
Courtship, display, or copulation
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
ML358934341
eBird checklist S92750620
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
namassivayan lakshmanan
4 Aug 2021
Palakkad, Kerala, India
Purple Heron (Purple)
Ardea purpurea [purpurea Group]
ML201424431
eBird checklist S64821371
Report
rating 4
6 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
7 Jul 2014
Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
Media notes
An adult bird in a wetland and flying away. Elevation: 217 m. Date added to IBC:
…
Behaviors
Flying
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
ML721829
Report
rating 4
5 ratings
Kun Chin Chung
Unknown
Yilan County, Taiwan
Media notes
Purple Heron/Ardea purpurea 2011.4.17. Elevation: 8 m. Date added to IBC: June 2
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Purple Heron (Purple)
Ardea purpurea [purpurea Group]
ML201968361
eBird checklist S65199785
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Alok Tewari
23 Jan 2017
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Media notes
Purple Heron : Moving on the edge of a marshy wetland. It was morning time searc
…
Purple Heron (Purple)
Ardea purpurea [purpurea Group]
ML201925431
eBird checklist S65191393
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Jesús Laborda
28 Jun 2007
Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain
Media notes
A bird standing and looking around. Elevation: 294 m. Date added to IBC: June 22
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Purple Heron (Purple)
Ardea purpurea [purpurea Group]
ML201925401
eBird checklist S65191393
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Jesús Laborda
28 Jun 2007
Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain
Media notes
A bird walking, stopping and defecating. Elevation: 294 m. Date added to IBC: Ju
…
Purple Heron (Purple)
Ardea purpurea [purpurea Group]
ML201909781
eBird checklist S65191335
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Dario Salemi
5 Apr 2017
Puglia, Italy
Media notes
Resting on a tree. Elevation: 1 m. Date added to IBC: April 6, 2017.
Purple Heron (Purple)
Ardea purpurea [purpurea Group]
ML201897421
eBird checklist S65192614
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Jesús Laborda
11 May 2013
Huesca, Aragón, Spain
Media notes
An individual flying over the water and landing. Elevation: 283 m. Date added to
…
Behaviors
Flying
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
ML201887451
eBird checklist S65184026
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Antony Faure
10 Jun 2011
Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Media notes
Perched juvenile. Elevation: 322 m. Date added to IBC: June 23, 2016.
Age and sex
Juvenile, Unknown sex - 1
Purple Heron (Purple)
Ardea purpurea [purpurea Group]
ML201818991
eBird checklist S65138203
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Greg Baker
31 Jan 2014
Thissamaharama, Hambantota, Sri Lanka
Media notes
An adult foraging through a mass of water lilies. Elevation: 21 m. Date added to
…
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Purple Heron (Purple)
Ardea purpurea [purpurea Group]
ML201784821
eBird checklist S65140168
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Philip Griffin
4 Sep 2005
Bali, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Media notes
A bird on a branch, preening. Elevation: 11 m. Date added to IBC: June 22, 2016.
…
Purple Heron (Purple)
Ardea purpurea [purpurea Group]
ML201784811
eBird checklist S65140168
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Philip Griffin
4 Sep 2005
Bali, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Media notes
A close-up of an adult. Elevation: 11 m. Date added to IBC: June 22, 2016.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Purple Heron (Purple)
Ardea purpurea [purpurea Group]
ML201784801
eBird checklist S65140168
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Philip Griffin
4 Sep 2005
Bali, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Media notes
An adult on top of a tree. Elevation: 11 m. Date added to IBC: June 22, 2016.
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