Grey Heron / Ardea cinerea
| Grey Heron bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | European Blue Heron, Grey or Mauritanian Heron, Gray Heron, European Heron, European Common Heron, Mauritanian Heron, Common Heron, Heron |
| Order | Pelicans and relatives / Pelecaniformes |
| Family | Herons, Bitterns / Ardeidae |
| Genus | Ardea |
| Breeding region | Africa, Eurasia, Oriental Region |
| Breeding subregion | widespread |
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Related species
White-bellied Heron
Great-billed Heron
Cocoi Heron
Great Egret
Goliath Heron
Intermediate Egret
White-necked Heron
Great Blue Heron
Purple Heron
Where to see Grey Heron
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Benin
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominican Republic
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Guadeloupe
- Guam
- Guernsey
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Holy See
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Martinique
- Mauritania
- Mayotte
- Micronesia (Federated States of)
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Montserrat
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine, State of
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Réunion
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- United States of America
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Åland Islands
Grey Heron subspecies (4)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardea cinerea cinerea | w Europe to e Asia to India and Africa | - | No |
| Ardea cinerea firasa | Madagascar, Comoros and Aldabra | - | No |
| Ardea cinerea jouyi | n China, Korean Pen. and Japan to Sumatra and Java | to Philippines and Lesser Sundas | No |
| Ardea cinerea monicae | Banc d'Arguin (Mauritania) | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Bloureier |
| Albanian | Çapka e përhimë, Çapka e përhime |
| Arabic | بلشون رمادي, البلشون الرمادي, الزرقي, مالك الحزين الرمادي, البلشون الرمادي الزرقي |
| Armenian | [gorsh dzknkul], Մոխրագույն Տառեղ, [Mokhraguyn Taregh ], գորշ ձկնկուլ |
| Azerbaijani | Boz vağ, Boz vağ quşu |
| Basque | Lertxun, Koartza hauskara, Bernat pescaire, Lertxun hauskara |
| Belarusian | Сiва чапля, Шэра чапля, Шэрая чапля |
| Bengali | ধুপনি বক |
| Bosnian | Caplja |
| Breton | Marc'harid-gouzoug-hir, Gerc'heiz, Ar gerc'heiz louet, Kerc'heiz louet, Kerc'heiz |
| Bulgarian | Сива чапла |
| Catalan | bernat pescaire, Garsa, Agró blau |
| Chinese | [hui-lu], [lao-deng], 长脖老等, 蒼鷺, 苍 鹭, 苍鹭, [qing-zhuang], 灰鹭鸶, [hui-guan], 青庄, [chang-bo lao-deng], 老等, 灰鹳, 灰鹭, [cang-lu], 捞鱼鹳 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 撈魚鸛, 蒼鷺, 灰鷺, 灰鸛, 老等, 灰鷺鷥, 青莊 |
| Chuvash | Răвак чарлан |
| Cornish | Kerghyth |
| Croatian | Siva Caplja, siva čaplja |
| Czech | volavka popelavá |
| Danish | Fiskehejre |
| Dutch | Blauwe Reiger |
| Esperanto | Griza ardeo |
| Estonian | hallhaigur |
| Faroese | Hegri, Hakaspjað, Pinnur í reyv |
| Finnish | harmaahaikara |
| French | Héron cendré, Héron cendré ou H. pâle, Héron pâle, Héron huppé |
| Frisian | Ielreager |
| Galician | Garza real, Bernat pescaire |
| Georgian | რუხი ყანჩა |
| German | Fischreiher, Graureiher |
| Greek | Σταχτοτσικνιάς, Σταχτoτσικvιάς |
| Guarani | Mbaguarĩ, Hoko, Kuarahy mimby |
| Gujarati | બગલો |
| Hebrew | אנפה אפורה |
| Hindi | [vagulaa], Sambal narai, बगुला |
| Hungarian | szürke gém |
| Icelandic | Gráhegri |
| Indonesian | Burung Cangak Abu, Cangkak abu, Cangak abu |
| Irish | Corr Réisc, Corr éisc |
| Italian | Aurana, Airóne, Airòun, Airone cenerino, Airon |
| Japanese | アオサギ |
| Kashmiri | [Breg] |
| Kazakh | Бөр құтан, Кєкқұтан |
| Korean | 왜가리 |
| Latvian | Kārnis, Dzēse, Ğēse, zivju gārnis |
| Lithuanian | Gęžė, Pilkasis starkus, pilkasis garnys, Kumpakaklis, Govaras |
| Luxembourgish | Groreeër |
| Macedonian | Пепелава (Сива) чапја, Сива чапjа, сива чапја |
| Malagasy | Vano, Langoromavo, Vanokasira |
| Malay | Seriap, Burung Bangau Air, Burung Serandau, Burung Seriap, Burung Pucung Seriap, Pucung Seriap |
| Malayalam | ചാരമുണ്ടി |
| Maltese | Russet Griz, Russett griz, Russett Griż |
| Manx | Coar ny hastan, Coayr, Coayr Glass, Coayr ny Hastan |
| Marathi | बगळा, राखी बगळा |
| Mongolian | Хөх дэглий, Хухэ дэглы |
| Nepali | फुस्रो बकुल्ला |
| Northern Sami | Ránesháigir, Háigir |
| Norwegian | Gråhegre, Fiskeheire, gråhegre, Heire |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Gråhegre |
| Occitan | Bernat pescaire |
| Persian | حواصیل خاکستری, حواصیل (وِکای) خاکستری |
| Polish | czapla siwa |
| Portuguese | garça-real-européia, garça-cinza, garça real, Garça-real, Garça-real-europeia / Garça-real, Garca-real-europeia, garça-moura-europeia / garça-real, garça-real-comum, garça-real |
| Punjabi | ਬਗਲਾ |
| Quechua | Wajjchilla |
| Romanian | Kokosturka, Stârc cenușiu, Kokosturko, Stârc cenuşiu, Stîrc cenuşiu |
| Romansh | Irun grisch |
| Russian | Серая цапля, Seraya Tsaplya, Цапля серая |
| Sanskrit | वकः |
| Sardinian | Garza, Mengoni, Perdigiorronadas, Menga |
| Serbian | Siva čaplja, siva caplja, Сива чапља, Сива цаплја |
| Slovak | volavka popolavá |
| Slovenian | siva caplja, sivacaplja, siva čaplja |
| Spanish | Garza real, Garza Gris |
| Swahili | Koikoi Kijivu, Kongoti, Korongo |
| Swedish | Häger, gråhäger, Grå häger |
| Tamil | Sambal Narai, [Sambal narai] |
| Tatar | Boz balıq çil |
| Thai | นกขวากตน, นกกระสานวล |
| Tibetan | Kam ka |
| Tswana | Kôkôlôhutwê |
| Turkish | Көкқұтан, Adi Balıkçıl, Gri Balıkçıl, gri balykçyl, Külrengi balıkçıl |
| Turkmen | külrengi balıkçıl |
| Ukrainian | чапля сіра, Сіра чапля |
| Vietnamese | Diệc xám, Chim Diệc mốc, Chim Diệc xám |
| Welsh | Garan, Crêyr glas, Crychydd, Crëyr glas, Crёyr Glas |
| Wolof | Noobine |
| Xhosa | Isikhwalimanzi |
| Zulu | uNokilonki |