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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.<ref>https://knowanimal.com/purple-heron/</ref> | 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.<ref>https://knowanimal.com/purple-heron/</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Herons]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Herons]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:04, January 13, 2021
| 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]