The purple heron (Ardea purpurea) is a wide-ranging heron species. It breeds in Africa, central and southern Europe, and southern and eastern Palearctic. The Western Palearctic populations migrate between breeding and wintering habitats whereas the African and tropical-Asian populations are primarily sedentary, except for occasional dispersive movements.
It is similar in appearance to the more common grey heron but is slightly smaller, more slender and has darker plumage. It is also a more evasive bird, favouring densely vegetated habitats near water, particularly reed beds. It hunts for a range of prey including fish, rodents, frogs and insects, either stalking them or standing waiting in ambush.
Purple herons are colonial breeders and build a bulky nest out of dead reeds or sticks close to the water' edge among reeds or in dense vegetation. About five bluish-green eggs are laid and are incubated by both birds. The young hatch about four weeks later and fledge six weeks after that. The International Union for Conservation of Nature notes that the global population trend is downwards, largely because of the drainage of wetlands, but assesses the purple heron's conservation status as being of "least concern".
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بلشون أرجواني (الاسم العلمي: Ardea purpurea) (بالإنجليزية: Purple Heron) هو طائر ينتمي إلى بلشونيات (فصيلة: Ardeidae).
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Volavka červená (Ardea purpurea) je velký druh vodního ptáka z čeledi volavkovitých (Ardeidae).
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Purpurhejren (Ardea purpurea) er en hejre, som af og til dukker op i Danmark. Den er lidt mindre end fiskehejren som den ofte forveksles med. Dens fjerdragt er i grå og rødbrune farver. Purpurhejren lever af fisk, padder, småpattedyr og insekter.
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Der Purpurreiher (Ardea purpurea) ist eine Vogelart aus der Familie der Reiher. Zurzeit wird die Art als nicht gefährdet (least concern) auf der IUCN Roten Liste geführt. Habitatsverluste lassen die Zahlen allerdings langsam zurückgehen.
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La garza imperial (Ardea purpurea) es una especie de ave pelecaniforme de la familia Ardeidae propia del África subsahariana, el sur, centro y este de Europa, y Asia meridional y oriental. Es un ave acuática pescadora que habita en humedales con aguas someras y vegetación densa circundante.
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Ruskohaikara (Ardea purpurea) on punertavansävyinen haikaralaji.
Suomessa se on suurharvinaisuus.
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Le Héron pourpré (Ardea purpurea) est une espèce d'oiseaux de la famille des Ardeidae. C'est un oiseau migrateur paléarctique, présent et nicheur en Europe et Afrique du Nord, hivernant occasionnellement en Europe de l'Ouest et du Sud, protégé.
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L'airone rosso (Ardea purpurea Linnaeus, 1766) è un uccello della famiglia degli Ardeidi.
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ムラサキサギ（紫鷺、Ardea purpurea）は、ペリカン目サギ科アオサギ属に分類される鳥類。
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붉은왜가리(Purple heron, Ardea purpurea)는 왜가리과의 한 종이다. 라틴어 ardea는 왜가리를, purpureus는 자주색을 뜻한다. 아프리카, 유럽 중남부, 아시아 남동부에서 서식한다.
왜가리와 모습이 비슷하지만 크기가 조금 더 작고 더 날씬하며 더 어두운 깃털을 보인다.
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De purperreiger (Ardea purpurea) is een lid van de reigerfamilie (Ardeidae).
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Czapla purpurowa (Ardea purpurea) – gatunek dużego ptaka brodzącego z rodziny czaplowatych (Ardeidae), zamieszkujący Eurazję i Afrykę. Nie jest zagrożony.
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A garça-vermelha (Ardea purpurea), também chamada garça-galega, garça-imperial, garça-roxa ou garça-ruiva, é uma ave da ordem Pelecaniformes. É normalmente encontrada em terras pantanosas e pântanos no sul e centro da Europa, migrando de inverno para África. Nidifica em colónias, normalmente em canaviais.
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Рыжая цапля (лат. Ardea purpurea) — вид птиц из семейства цаплевых.
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Purpurhäger (Ardea purpurea) är en fågel i familjen hägrar. Den har ett stort utbredningsområde i centrala och södra Europa, Afrika samt södra och östra Asien. Fågeln minskar i antal men beståndet anses vara livskraftigt.
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草鹭（学名：Ardea purpurea）为鹭科蒼鷺屬的鸟类，又名紫鹭，俗稱花窖马、柴鹭或长脖佬。是一種分布廣泛的鷺。牠們在非洲、歐洲中部和南部，以及古北界南部和東部繁殖。西古北界的族群會在繁殖和越冬地之間遷徙，而非洲和熱帶亞洲的族群主要是留鳥，除了偶爾的散布移動。
牠們的外觀與更常見的蒼鷺相似，但稍微小一些，更為纖細，並且羽毛較暗。牠們也是更為害羞的鳥類，喜歡水邊密植的棲地，特別是蘆葦灘。牠們獵食的動物包括魚類、囓齒動物、青蛙和昆蟲等的多種獵物，獵食時或是追蹤牠們，或是站立伏擊。
紫鷺為群居繁殖，並用枯蘆葦或樹枝在靠近水邊的蘆葦叢或密集植被中築起一個笨重的巢。大約會下五顆藍綠色的蛋，由雌雄雙親輪流孵化。雛鳥約在四週後孵化，再過六週後即可離巢。國際自然保護聯盟指出全球紫鷺的族群數量趨勢在下降，主要是因為濕地的排水，但評估紫鷺的保護狀況為「無危」。
