Tricolored heron
| Tricolored heron | |
|---|---|
| A tricolored heron in full breeding plumage. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Ardeidae |
| Genus: | Egretta |
| Species: | E. tricolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Egretta tricolor (Müller, 1776) | |
| Range of E. tricolor Breeding range Year-round range Wintering range | |
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The tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor), formerly known as the Louisiana heron, is a small species of heron native to coastal parts of the Americas. The species is more solitary than other species of heron in the Americas and eats a diet consisting mostly of small fish.