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Family Name : Ardeidae

Common Name : Purple Heron     -       Scientific Name : Ardea purpurea ‹‹ Go Back
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Image title
: Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Taxonomy & status
: sp < em> A purpurea resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: immature
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Thushara Senanayake
Location
: Lunawa lagoon
Equipment
: Canon S5IS
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Image title
: Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Other names
: Eastern Purple Heron
Taxonomy & status
: sp A purpurea resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: Not threatened
Photographer
: Pathmanath Samaraweera
Location
: Talangama
Date
: 3rd June 20007
Equipment
: digiscoped with Nikon Fieldscope ED III & Nikon Coolpix 7900
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Image title
: Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Taxonomy & status
: sp A purpurea resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: Not threatened
Photographer
: Athula Dissanayaka
Location
: Yala National Park
Date
: 10th July 2010
Equipment
: Canon 50D with Sigma 500 F4.5 lens
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Image title
: Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Other names
: Eastern Purple Heron
Taxonomy & status
: sp A purpurea resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Pathmanath Samaraweera
Location
: Talangama lake
Date
: 18th October 2010
Equipment
: Canon 350D with Canon 400 F5.6 lens
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Image title
: Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Other names
: Eastern Purple Heron
Taxonomy & status
: sp A purpurea resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Sudheera Bandara
Location
: Bundala National Park
Date
: 25th August 2012
Equipment
: Canon 60D with Canon 100-400 zoom
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Image title
: Purple Heron  Ardea purpurea
Taxonomy & status
: sp < em>A purpurea resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: Adult
Red data status
: Not threatened
Photographer
: Hasitha Perera
Location
: Debara wewa, Tissamaharama
Date
: 25th November 2016
Equipment
: Canon 7D mark 11 with Canon 100-400mm IS 11 Lens
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Image title
: Purple Heron  Ardea purpurea
Taxonomy & status
: sp A purpurea resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: Adult
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Hasitha Perera
Date
: 12th April 2015
Equipment
: Nikon 3100 with Nikkor 55-300 zoom lens
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