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Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
(A. c. cinerea)
| Armenian Name: | Մոխրագույն տառեղ |
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See Plate 3 for Grey Heron and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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| Abundance: | Common |
| Length: | 90-98 cm, Wing Span:175-195 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 12. |
| Adult: | Gray above, dull white head, neck, and underparts. Black stripes on head and foreneck. Long plumes from head, breast, and back. Long straight bill. In flight, neck held in S-shape against back; shows bold white spots on leading edge of wing. Black flight feathers contrast with gray forewing. |
| Juvenile: | Darker gray above, duller below. Lacks head plumes; crown is darker. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from Purple Heron by thicker neck and paler plumage overall. |
| Behavior: | Flies with slow heavy wingbeats; glides on broad bowed wings. Hunts mostly near or in water by lunging at prey while slowly walking or waiting motionless. |
| Habitat: | Fish ponds, lakes, marshes, river banks, occasionally dry meadows and fields. |
| Food: | Fish, other small vertebrates, insects. |
| Nest: | Platform of reeds in reedbed. |
| Eggs: | 61 mm, 4-5, pale blue. |
