Great Blue Heron bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsSan Lucas Heron, California Heron, Espiritu Santo Heron, Northwestern coast Heron, Great white Heron, Wurdemann's Heron, Treganza's Heron, Ward's Heron, Florida Heron, Blue Crane
OrderPelicans and relatives / Pelecaniformes
FamilyHerons, Bitterns / Ardeidae
GenusArdea
Breeding regionMiddle America, North America
Breeding subregionwidespread

Great Blue Heron bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Alarm call, © Jim Berry
    United States
  • 2.
    Call, © Ian Cruickshank
    Canada
  • 3.
    Call, © Ian Cruickshank
    Canada
  • 4.
    Call, juvenile, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 5.
    Call, © Tim Marquardt
    United States
  • 6.
    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 7.
    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 8.
    Call, flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 9.
    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 10.
    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron subspecies (5)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Ardea herodias cognataGalápagos-No
Ardea herodias fannininw North America-No
Ardea herodias herodiass Canada to nc, e USA s to the Carolinas-No
Ardea herodias occidentaliss Florida (USA) through the West Indies-No
Ardea herodias wardiw, sc, s USA to n Florida and w, ne Mexico-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGrootbloureier
BasqueBernat americà, Lertxun urdin
BelarusianВялiкая блакітная чапля
BretonKerc'heiz vras Amerika
BulgarianГоляма синя чапла, Североамериканска чапла
Catalanbernat americà
Chinese大蓝鹭
Chinese (Traditional)大藍鷺
Creemeesee moka haessoo, mohkahasiw, misi mohkahaisw, moochkasoo
Croatianamerička čaplja, Velika plava čaplja
Czechvolavka velká
DanishStor Blåhejre
DutchGrote Blauwe Reiger, Amerikaanse Blauwe Reiger
EsperantoAmerika griza ardeo, Blucindra ardeo
Estonianameerika hallhaigur
Finnishamerikanharmaahaikara
FrenchHéron de Wurdemann, Héron bleu, Grand Héron, Grand Héron bleu
FrisianGrutte blauwe reager
GalicianBernat americà, Garzón azul
GermanNordamerika-Reiher, Kanadareiher
GreekΑμερικαvικός σταχτoτσικvιάς, Αμερικανικός Σταχτοτσικνιάς
Hebrewאנפה אמריקנית
Hungariankirálygém
IcelandicBláhegri
IrishMórchorr ghorm
ItalianAirone azzurro, Airone azzurro maggiore
Japaneseオオアオサギ
LatvianKanādas gārnis
LithuanianKanadinis garnys, didysis pilkasis garnys
MacedonianГолема сина чапја
ManxCoar ghorrym vooar
Northern SamiAmerihkáránesháigir
Norwegianherodiashegre, Herodiashegre
Norwegian NynorskHerodiashegre
Polishczapla modra
Portuguesegarça-azul-grande / garça-real-americana, garça-azul-grande, garça-real-americana
RomanianStârc cu umeri negri
RussianБольшая цапля, Большая голубая цапля, Цапля большая голубая
SerbianVelika plava čaplja
Slovakvolavka statná
Slovenianameriška siva čaplja
SpanishGarza azulada, Garza Morena, Garzón Azul, Garcilote, Rabihorcado Grande, Garzón moreno, Garzón, Garza Azul, Garzón Cenizo, Garzón azulado, Garza Ceniza
Swedishamerikansk gråhäger
Tatarзур зәңгәр челән
TurkishAmerika Gri Balıkçılı
Ukrainianчапля північна
Uzbekкатта кўк қарқара
WelshCrëyr mawr glas