Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Herons, Egrets and Bitterns :: Little Blue Heron

Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Hydranassa caerulea, Florida caerulea

Photographs

Fort DeSoto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida, USA - Nov 9, 2004 © William Hull  Fort DeSoto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida, USA - Nov 15, 2006 © William Hull  Sian Kaan Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo, Mexico - Jan 1, 2003 © William Hull  Sian Kaan Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo, Mexico - Jan 1, 2003 © William Hull  Oscar Scherer State Park, Sarasota County, Florida, USA - Nov 11, 2004 © William Hull 
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Range

Se. United States, Central America to c. South America;
E. United States from w. Long Island along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts to e. Texas and in the Mississippi River Valley to s. Illinois the w. to c. Oklahoma, disperses n. to se. Canada, both coasts of Mexico (s. Baja, s. Sonora and n. Tamaulipas s.), the West Indies, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, w. Ecuador to sw. Peru (Arequipa, Mollendo), Venezuela, Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, Trinidad, Tobago, Guyana, Surinam, Guiana, Brazil (Bahia, n. Mato Grosso and Parana) to e. Ecuador, e. Peru, Uruguay and n. Argentina.
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North America n. of Mexican border
Summer: from s. NYK (w. Long Island), coastal NJY, DEL, MYD (Chesapeake Bay), VIR, NCA, SCA, s. GEO, FLA, s. ALA, MIS, in the Mississippi Valley, w. TEN, w. KTY, s. ILL, se. MOU, e. and s. ARK, LOU, se. OKA, e. TEX (frequently to El Paso). Rarely s. CAL, se. NMX, e. COL, c. KAN, s. NDK and nw. OHO;
Winter: Atlantic and Gulf coasts from se. NJY, DEL, MYD, VIR, NCA, SCA, GEO, FLA (throughout), ALA, MIS, LOU, TEX; Irregular dispersal further n. to ex. s. Canada.

Videos

Myakka River State Park, Sarasota County, Florida, USA - Feb 20, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Adult bird walking through some grass.

Myakka River State Park, Sarasota County, Florida, USA - Feb 20, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Juvenile bird walking through some grass.

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Florida Museum of Natural History
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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