The great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North America and Central America, rarely seen as vagrant in southern Europe.
The great blue heron was one of the species originally described by Carl Linnaeus in Systema Naturae. The scientific name comes from Latin ardea, and Ancient Greek erodios, both meaning "heron".
The great blue heron is replaced in the Old World by the very similar grey heron (Ardea cinerea).
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The great blue heron was one of the species originally described by Carl Linnaeus in Systema Naturae. The scientific name comes from Latin ardea, and Ancient Greek erodios, both meaning "heron".
The great blue heron is replaced in the Old World by the very similar grey heron (Ardea cinerea).
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