tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONFIRMATION STATUS: Confirmed.

 

IDENTIFICATION

• Length: 22 inches Wingspan: 38 inches

• Sexes similar

• Medium-sized long-legged long-necked wader

• Bill fairly long and pointed

• Variably yellowish or blue-gray bill with black tip

• Usually holds neck in an "S" curve at rest and in flight

• White belly and foreneck

Adult:

• Blue-gray head, neck, back and upperwings

• White line along foreneck

• In alternate plumage, long blue filamentous plumes about head and            neck, and buff ones on the back

Immature:

• Rich chestnut head and neck

• Chestnut feathering on blue-gray back

Similar species:

No other dark herons have a contrasting white belly.

 

LIFE HISTORY

Migration Status:N/A
Breeding Habitat:Wetland-open water
Nest Location:N/A
Nest Type:N/A
Clutch Size:3-7
Length of Incubation: 21-25 days
Days to Fledge:35
Number of Broods:1
Diet: Mostly aquatic invertebrates and fish; lesser quantities of reptiles
or amphibians

 

SKY MEADOWS DISTRIBUTION/SEASONAL OCCURRENCE

 

Relative abundance and seasonal occurrence are indicated in red below.

 

Relative abundance
     C - Common: Likely to be present in good numbers in appropriate habitat and season.
     U - Uncommon: May be present in appropriate habitat and season, often in low
            numbers.
     O - Occassional: Found in appropriate habitat perhaps only a few times per season,
            sometimes low numbers.
     R - Rare: May not be recorded every year.
     Acc - Accidental: Recorded once or twice, may not be expected again for a long time.

 

Seasonal Occurrence
      Sp - Spring: March, April, May
      Su - Summer: June, July, August Acc
      Fall: September, October, November

      Winter: December, January, February

 

 

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