Tricolored heron / Dreifarbenreiher (Egretta tricolor)

Tricolored heron. 2023-09-23 18:00:14 Florida NIKON D5600 ISO 800
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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]

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