Deep Forest Canopy
Species Radar
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

The tricolored heron, 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.

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