HeronArdea cinerea

It has gray plumage with a clear, long neck. Adults have a white crown, black eyebrows and a black shoulder patch. Like other herons, it flies with its neck retracted and its arched wings beat heavily and slowly.

WHERE TO FIND IT AT AROUCA GEOPARK

Pouco Preocupante

Breeding Season February - July

Dimension Length: 185 cm

Habitat Rivers, lakes, marshes and intertidal plains, small reservoirs, ditches and wetlands.

Garça-real   ©Armindo Ferreira

Garça-real ©Armindo Ferreira

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