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Tri-colored Heron (Egretta tricolor)General Information
The tricolored heron is about 22 inches in length and has a wingspan
of about three feet. It has slate blue feathers on most of its body
except for a white chest and belly and a rust-colored neck. It has
long yellow legs, a white stripe that runs up its neck and long
pointed yellow bill. The bill turns blue during breeding season.
Males and females look alike. Habitat and RangeThe tricolored heron breeds in southeastern New Mexico and Texas, on the Gulf Coast and on the Atlantic Coast from Florida to southern Maine. It winters from Texas and New Jersey south to northern South America and the West Indies.
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