A photo of a Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)
Tricolored Heron

Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

The tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor), formerly known as the Louisiana heron, is a small species of heron native to coastal parts of the Americas; in the Atlantic region, it ranges from the northeastern United States, south along the coast, through the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, to northern South America as far south as Brazil. In the Pacific region, it ranges from Peru to California, but it is only a nonbreeding visitor to the far north. Adults have a blue-grey head, neck, back, and upper wings, with a white line along the neck. The belly is white. In breeding plumage, they have long, blue, filamentous plumes on their heads and necks, and buff ones on their backs.
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Sightings

A map showing the sighting location
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Tori Pellow
Saturday 25 Mar 2023 - 9:30pm
United States
A map showing the sighting location
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Danny Wyngaert
Saturday 25 Mar 2023 - 4:07pm
United States
A map showing the sighting location
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Ethan Darling
Saturday 25 Mar 2023 - 11:26am
United States
A photo of a Tricolored Heron photographed in Orlando Wetlands Park United States
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Joe King
Saturday 25 Mar 2023 - 1:24am
United States
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