
At over a meter and half in height, the great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is the largest heron in North America and one of the continent’s most recognizable wading birds. There are two main color morphs of this statuesque species: a dark form that is mostly blue-grey, with chestnut thighs, and a white cap over a black eye stripe that merges into long, black plumes; and a light form which is all white. The neck, legs and wings are characteristically long, the tail is short, and the yellowish bill is thick, elongate and tapered. In flight, it coils its neck back into a distinctive s-shape, extends its legs back along its body axis, and beats its wings with steady, powerful strokes. Although the sexes are similar in appearance, the female is normally around ten percent smaller than the male, while juveniles are duller and lack the long plumes of the adults. Considerable uncertainty surrounds the separation of subspecies of the great blue heron, with between two and seven recognised for North America alone.
Roles
- It played Man for Bride Choosing in The Mallard's New Groove
- It played Ichthyornis in YELLOWSTONE ANIMAL
- It played HIM in The Powerpuff Otters, The Powerpuff Otters Movie, and The Powerpuff Otters (2016)
- It played Struthiomimus in EVERGLADES ANIMAL
- It played Common Blue Dragonfly in Walking with Everglades Animals
- They played Zac (Merman) and Evie McLaren (Mermaid) in Mako Ardeids
- It played Isabel (Mermaid) in Marshlands: Just Add Animals
- It played Skull Sorceress in Super Robot Amphibian Team Hyperforce Go!
- They played Lori Loud and Bobby Santiago in The Marshland Animal House
- It played Luna Loud in The Everglades Animal House
- It played Nixie (Mermaid) in Mako River Animals
- It played Tim Scam in Totally Everglades Animals
- It played Terence Lewis in Totally Gruiformes
- It played Clover in Totally Marshland Animals
- It played Sam in Totally Ardeids
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See Also
- Grey Heron
- Purple Heron
- Goliath Heron
- Madagascar Heron
- White-Bellied Heron
- Cocoi Heron
- Black-Headed Heron
- Pied Heron
- Great-Billed Heron
- White-Necked Heron
- Humboldt's Heron