Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 42,017
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor), formerly known as the Louisiana heron, is a small species of heron native to coastal parts of the Americas. The species is more solitary than other species of heron in the Americas and eats a diet consisting mostly of small fish.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Tricolored heron”.