Ardea purpurea (Purple heron – Πορφυροτσικνιάς)

Vasos Vasiliou

Scientific name:  Ardea purpurea
English name:  Purple heron
Greek name:   Πορφυροτσικνιάς
Size: 90 cm
Wing Span: 120 to 150 cm.
Weight: 600 to 1400 g
Longevity: 25 years
Food: eats fish, molluscs , crustaceans , aquatic insects , larvae , reptiles , small rodents and small birds
Habitat:  edge of lakes,   reed beds,   open wetlands
IUCN conservation status: Least concern