Purple Heron | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom Information | |
Domain | Eukaryota |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Subkingdom | Bilateria |
Branch | Deuterostomia |
Phylum Information | |
Phylum | Chordata |
Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
Class Information | |
Superclass | Tetrapoda |
Class | Aves |
Sub-class | Neornithes |
Infra-class | Neoaves |
Order Information | |
Order | Ciconiiformes |
Sub-order | Ciconii |
Infraorder | Ciconiides |
Family Information | |
Superfamily | Ardeoidea |
Family | Ardeidae |
Genus Information | |
Genus | Ardea |
Species Information | |
Species | A. purpurea |
Subspecies | A. purpurea bournei A. purpurea madagascariensis A. purpurea manilensis A. purpurea purpurea |
Population statistics |
The Purple Heron is a species of bird found in Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, and South Asia. They are omnivorous and prey on a large variety of animals. Their average lifespan is about 20-24 years.[1]