Purple heron
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The purple heron is a wide-ranging heron species. It breeds in Africa, central and southern Europe, and southern and eastern Palearctic. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Ardea purpurea
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population decreasing)
Mass: 2.3 lbs
Family: Ardeidae
Class: Aves
Kingdom: Animalia
Order: Pelecaniformes
Source: Encyclopedia of Life
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