Genus
Ardea (Great herons)
Ardea herodias. Photo: (c) Dan Roach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Ardea is a genus of herons. The genus name comes from Latin ardea “heron”. Linnaeus named this genus as the great herons, referring to the generally large size of these birds, typically 80–100 cm or more in length.
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