- Egretta caerulea
Description
Photo taken: Broward County Park, South Florida, USA.
Identification
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
Range: Breeds coastally in North America from southern New England to Florida and the Gulf Coast and in the lower Mississippi from southern Illinois southwards. Occurs throughout the West Indies and in Mexico breeds on both coasts and south to Panama. In South America ranges south to central Peru in the west and Uruguay in the east. Northern birds migrate south to winter in Florida, the West Indies and South America.
Habitat: Swamps, flooded grasslands and lagoons, also coastal habitats in some areas.
