Grey
Heron

Grey Heron

The Grey Heron is similar to Purple Heron; but bigger and with light gray body. Bird has whitish S-shaped long neck and black dotted line down the neck. Bird can be seen in singles near water-bodies. Diet mainly contains Aquatic Insects, Fish, frogs, Crabs and Snakes.

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Regional Names

• Bengali:
  ধুপনি বক
• Bhojpuri:
  खैरा बकुला, खैरा अंजन
• Gujarati:
  કબુત, કબૂત બગલો
• Hindi:
  नारी, कैबुड, सैन
• Kannada:
  ಬೂದು ಬಕ
• Malayalam:
  ചാരമുണ്ടി
• Marathi:
  राखी बगळा, राखी बलाक
• Oriya:
  କୁଜିବଗ
• Tamil:
  சாம்பல் நாரை
• Telugu:
  నారాయణ పక్షి

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