Grey Heron
CommonGBIF 0.7·Dongniao Rarity Index1.65
Grey Heron（学名：Ardea cinerea），是鹈形目鹭科鹭属的鸟类。俗名: 长脖老等、老等、灰鹳、青庄，大型涉禽，广泛分布于欧亚、非洲及远东地区。体态优雅，长腿、长颈，羽毛主要呈灰色，头顶和颈部白色，具宽阔的黑色眉纹延伸至黑色的顶冠。分布于各种湿地生境，如沼泽、潮滩、小池塘、沟渠和水田。繁殖季节集体筑巢于高大树木上，巢穴通常建在树顶。在中国，苍鹭曾较为常见，但由于栖息地的丧失和恶化，种群数量有所下降。
Grey Heron
90-98 cm; span 1.7-1.9 m. Tall as Great Egret but bulkier. Grey with white head and neck; dark streaks down throat; long white plumes on lower neck; black stripe from above eye to hind crown with black plumes from hind crown in breeding birds; black and white shoulder-patch evident in flight. Bill yellow-grey, dagger-like; lores pale yellow; legs yellow-brown. Flight slow, ponderous, long bluish 'fingers' prominent.
- Voice
- harsh 'kraank'.
- Habitat
- freshwater and marine wetlands, flooded pasture.
- Range & Status
- widespread Europe, Asia, Africa; nearest breeding population Java. Several unconfirmed reports before 2 accepted records from Busselton, WA in May and June 2002; possible in coastal w. and n. Aust.
