Purple Heron

Order - Pelecaniformes
Family - Ardeidae (Herons)

Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

草鹭 (cǎo-lù)

    Malay : Pucung Serandau

    Japanese : ムラサキサギ (Murasaki-sagi)

    Kanji 日語漢字 : 紫鷺 (Kanji)

    Size : 78–90 cm; Wingspan 120–150 cm

              Male 617–1218 g, Female 525–1135 g

    

    Subspecies and Distribution

• Ardea purpurea purpurea (Linnaeus, 1766) – Purple Heron
  – W Palearctic, including parts of N Africa, E to Kazakhstan and Iran;
  Africa S of Sahara.
• Ardea purpurea madagascariensis (van Oort, 1910)
  – Madagascar.
• Ardea purpurea manilensis (Meyen, 1834)
  – S & SE Asia, S & E China and Taiwan to Russian Far East, and S to
  Greater Sundas, Philippines, Sulawesi, Moluccas (Buru) and Lesser Sundas.
• Ardea purpurea bournei (de Naurois, 1966) – Cape Verde Heron
  – Cape Verde Is.

Ardea purpurea ssp. manilensis
Date : 25 January 2024

Location : Rock Garden, Taiping Lake Gardens, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak

Ardea purpurea ssp. manilensis
Date : 01 January 2021

Location : Kampung Chui Chak Paddyfield, Langkap, Daerah Hilir Perak, Perak

Ardea purpurea ssp. manilensis
Date : 02 June 2019

Location : Kinta Nature Park, Daerah Batu Gajah, Perak

Ardea purpurea ssp. manilensis
Date : 18 November 2018

Location : Malim Nawar Wetland, Daerah Kampar, Perak

Ardea purpurea ssp. manilensis
Date : 14 January 2018

Location : Seberang Perak Paddyfield, Daerah Perak Tengah, Perak

Ardea purpurea ssp. manilensis
Date : 01 June 2017

Location : Kinta Nature Park, Daerah Batu Gajah, Perak

Ardea purpurea ssp. manilensis
Date : 17 August 2015

Location : Malim Nawar Wetland, Daerah Kampar, Perak

Ardea purpurea ssp. manilensis
Date : 13 October 2012

Location : Seberang Perak Paddyfield, Daerah Perak Tengah, Perak

Ardea purpurea ssp. manilensis
Date : 24 January 2013

Location : Seberang Perak Paddyfield, Daerah Perak Tengah, Perak