Purple Heron 紫鹭

Order : Pelecaniformes 鹳形目

Family : Ardeidae 鹭科
Genus : Ardea 鹭属

Binomial name : Ardea purpurea

Purple Heron
紫鹭

Size: 78~90cm
Habitat: Well-vegetated freshwater wetlands, marshes, lakes, reedbeds, large river, occasionally coastal wetlands. 

date: 20220921 9:09am . River Nile Luxor @ Egypt