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Cape Verde Purple Heron

From Opus

Ardea bournei

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[edit] Identification

80-90 cm. Dark reddish-brown plumage, dark grey back, narrow yellow bill.

[edit] Distribution

Cape Verde Islands.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.

[edit] Habitat

Reedbeds

[edit] Behaviour

It builds a large stick nest in reed beds.

The diet includes fish, frogs and insects.

[edit] References

Wikipedia

[edit] External Links

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