Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

Order

CICONIIFORMES

Family

Bitterns, Herons and Egrets (Ardeidae)

Code 4

TRHE

Code 6

EGRTRI

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Dagger
Eye Color: Yellowish white in juveniles; Brown with pink inner margins in adults. Margins may turn scarlet or rose during courtship.
Head Pattern: Plain, Crested or plumed, Eyering
Crown Color: Blue-gray
Forehead Color: Blue-gray
Nape Color: Blue-gray
Throat Color: White with red-brown streaks.
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 61-66 cm (24-26 in)
Weight: 414 g (14.6 oz)
Size: 4. Large (16 - 32 in)
Color Primary: Gray
Underparts: White
Upperparts: Blue-gray
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Direct flight with steady quick wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 91 cm (36 in)
Wing Shape: Broad-Wings, Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Squared Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Blue-gray
Under Tail: White
Leg Color: Yellow

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