Purple Heron - Ardea purpurea

Héron pourpré

Purple Heronadult, identification

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  • identification
  • adult
  • Garza imperial
  • garça-vermelha
  • Purpurreiher
  • Ardea purpurea
  • Pelecaniformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Pélécaniformes
Family : Ardeidae
Species : Purple Heron

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures

by the author
all the pictures

The picture

O.Net ref. : thhe142187
Author :
Plumage : adult

Shooting

date : 2012 Jul
Country : Benin (bn)
Region : Atlantique
Place : Ganvié Ganvié
Lat. : 6° 28' 41'' North
Lng. : 2° 25' 41'' East

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D7000
Exposure : 1/800 s

aperture : 5.6

Focal length : 300 mm

Iso : 800

Flash : no