Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)

Tricolored Heron, Laguna Madre Nature Trail, South Padre Island, Texas
Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details)

Tricolored Heron | Egretta tricolor photo

Tricolored Heron, Laguna Madre Nature Trail, South Padre Island, Texas
Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details)

TRICOLORED HERON FACTS

Classification

Class:	Aves
Order:	Ciconiiformes
Family:	Ardeidae
Genus:	Egretta
Species:	tricolor
Common Name:	Tricolored Heron

Relatives in same Genus
  Little Blue Heron (E. caerulea)
  Reddish Egret (E. rufescens)
  Snowy Egret (E. thula)

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