Name

Ardea cinerea

Grey heron

Framing

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

Genus: Ardea

Species: cinerea

Habitat

Terrestrial but associated with aquatic environments (lakes, marshes and rivers).

Feeding

Carnivorous, mainly hunts fish and amphibians.

Distribution

Europe, Africa and Asia, also in parts of the Americas.

Conservation status

Not threatened

Additional information

The most common of the great egrets, long-necked, mainly grey with a white head and neck and a plume of black feathers on the head.