#1050 · 🐦 birds

Little Blue Heron

🇳🇱 Kleine Blauwe Reiger ·Egretta caerulea

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in Europe, not in NL

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © MARMAR · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © williamedwards · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Steven McGrath · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Steven McGrath · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Janice Johnston · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Becky Matsubara · CC BY 4.0
7. Palm Beach County, FL, USA:© Rich Kostecke · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Homeville, NS B1B, Canada:© Steven McGrath · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Lewisville, TX, USA:© Jennifer Linde · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Jasper County, SC, USA:© Chris Canipe · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

what is it?

The little blue heron ( Egretta caerulea ) is a small heron belonging to the family Ardeidae.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 82,237iNaturalist observations
weight 364 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
82,237 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 364 g.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).