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The purple heron is a wide ranging species of wading bird in the heron family, Ardeidae. The scientific name comes from Latin "ardea" "heron", and "purpureus", "coloured purple". It breeds in Africa, central and southern Europe, and southern and eastern Asia.
Similar species: Pelicans, Herons, Ibises
By Ganesh Seshachar
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Uploaded Feb 23, 2018. Captured Jan 3, 2018 08:21 in Unnamed Road, Kirloskar Institute Of Advanced Management Studies, Harihar, Karnataka 577601, India.
