Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor (Müller, PLS, 1776)

Tricolored Heron, Egretta tricolor, breeds across North America, Middle America and South America from south-eastern USA to northern South America. It is a coastal heron of swamps and other shoreline habitats, and it nests in colonies, often alongside other herons, on stick platforms in trees or shrubs. It is more solitary than other herons in the Americas, especially when feeding. The bird is a medium-large heron with a long neck and legs, a pointed bill with a black tip, and plumage that changes markedly from juvenile to adult.

Order

Pelecaniformes

Family

Ardeidae — Herons, Bitterns

Breeding range

North America, Middle America, South America: se USA to n SA