Purple Heron / Ardea purpurea
| Purple Heron bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | Purple or Cape Verde 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
Grey Heron
Great Blue Heron
Where to see Purple Heron
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Benin
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- French Guiana
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- 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
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Mayotte
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine, State of
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- 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
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Åland Islands
Purple Heron subspecies (4)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardea purpurea bournei | Cape Verde Is. | - | No |
| Ardea purpurea madagascariensis | Madagascar | - | No |
| Ardea purpurea manilensis | s, e Asia to Philippines and Indonesia | - | No |
| Ardea purpurea purpurea | s and c Europe to c Asia and the Middle East, Africa s of the Sahara | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Rooireier |
| Albanian | Çapke rrudhi, Çapka rrudhi |
| Arabic | البلشون البنفسجي, بلشون ارجواني, البلشون الأرجواني, مالك الحزين الأرجواني |
| Armenian | [Shikakarmir Taregh ], Շիկակարմիր Տառեղ |
| Azerbaijani | Kürən vağ |
| Basque | Koartza gorria, Lertxun gorri, Lertxun gorria, Agró roig |
| Belarusian | Чырвоная чапля |
| Bengali | লালচে বক |
| Breton | Kerc'heiz rous, Ar gerc'heiz ruz |
| Bulgarian | Червена чапла |
| Catalan | agró roig |
| Chinese | 草 鹭, 花洼子, 草鷺, 长脖老等, 草鹭, 花窑马, 紫鷺 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 紫鷺〔草鷺〕, 紫鷺, 草鷺, 花窪子, 花窯馬, 長脖老等 |
| Croatian | čaplja danguba, Caplja Danguba |
| Czech | volavka červená, volavka èervená, Volavka cervená |
| Danish | Purpurhejre |
| Dutch | Purpurreiger, Purperreiger |
| Esperanto | Purpura ardeo |
| Estonian | purpurhaigur |
| Faroese | Korkahegri |
| Finnish | ruskohaikara |
| French | Héron pourpré, Héron pourpré ou H. de Bourne, Héron pourpre, Héron pourpure |
| Frisian | Reade reager |
| Galician | Garza imperial, Garza vermella, Garza rubia, Agró roig |
| Georgian | წითური ყანჩა |
| German | Purpurreiher |
| Greek | Πoρφυρoτσικvιάς, Πορφυροτσικνιάς |
| Hebrew | אנפה ארגמנית |
| Hindi | Peria vellai kokku |
| Hungarian | vörös gém |
| Icelandic | Rauðhegri |
| Indonesian | Cangak merah, Cangkak merah, Burung Cangak Merah |
| Irish | Corr Chorcra, Corr chocra |
| Italian | Airone rosso |
| Japanese | ムラサキサギ |
| Kazakh | Қошқыл құтан |
| Korean | 붉은왜가리 |
| Latvian | rudais gārnis |
| Lithuanian | purpurinis garnys |
| Luxembourgish | Purpurreeër |
| Macedonian | Драјка, црвена чапја, Црвена чапја |
| Malagasy | Langorofalafa, vano, Vanga, Langorovoanga, Vagna, Kehambe, Vanomena |
| Malay | Pucung Serandau, Burung Cangak Hulu, Burung Bangau Paya, Burung Seriap, Burung Pucung Serandau, Bangau Paya, Burung Serandau |
| Malayalam | ചായമുണ്ടി |
| Maltese | Russett Ahmar, Russett Aħmar |
| Manx | Coar ghorrym-jiarg |
| Marathi | जांभळा बगळा |
| Mongolian | Зээрд дэглий |
| Nepali | ध्यानी बकुल्ला |
| Northern Sami | Purporháigir |
| Norwegian | purpurhegre, Purpurhegre |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Purpurhegre |
| Persian | حواصیل ارغوانی, حواصیل (وِکای) ارغوانی |
| Polish | czapla purpurowa |
| Portuguese | garça-roxa / garça-vermelha, garça imperial, garça-vermelha, garça-roxa, Garça-imperial, vermelha., Vermelha |
| Romanian | Stârc roșu, Stârc roşu |
| Romansh | Irun cotschen |
| Russian | Рыжая цапля, Ryzhaya Tsaplya, Цапля рыжая |
| Serbian | Црвена цаплја, Crvena čaplja, crvena caplja |
| Slovak | volavka purpurová |
| Slovenian | rjava čaplja, rjavacaplja, rjava caplja |
| Spanish | Garza imperial |
| Swahili | Pondagundi |
| Swedish | purpurhäger |
| Tamil | Sen Narai |
| Thai | นกกระสาแดง |
| Tsonga | Rikolwa |
| Tswana | Kôkôlôhutwê |
| Turkish | Қошқыл құтан, Erguvani Balıkçıl, erguvani balykçyl |
| Ukrainian | Руда чапля, чапля руда |
| Vietnamese | Diệc lửa, Chim Diệc lửa |
| Welsh | Crёyr Porffor, Crëyr porffor |
| Xhosa | Ucofuza |