Tricolored heron / Dreifarbenreiher (Egretta tricolor)

Beautiful tricolored heron near Las Coloradas. 2023-04-15 10:04:30 Yucatan

Observations

First documented observation: 2023-04-15 in Yucatan. Most recent observation: 2023-09-23 in Florida.

Description

Classification: Genus Plumed egrets (Egretta); Family Herons (Ardeidae)
General: The tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor), formerly known as the Louisiana heron, is a small species of heron native to coastal parts of the Americas; in the Atlantic region, it ranges from the northeastern United States, south along the coast, through the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, to northern South America as far south as Brazil. In the Pacific region, it ranges from Peru to California, but it is only a nonbreeding visitor to the far north. [more]