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Great Blue Heron

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Great Blue Heron

Summary

Great Blue Heron is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.19% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,231 views/month, #377 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Great Blue Heron's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Great Blue Heron is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Great Blue Heron's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Great Blue Heron is classified within Ardea[6].
  • Great Blue Heron's scientific name is Ardea herodias[7].
  • Great Blue Heron's Commons category is recorded as Ardea herodias[8].
  • Great Blue Heron's color is recorded as blue[9].
  • Great Blue Heron's color is recorded as grey[10].
  • Great Blue Heron's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ardea herodias[11].
  • Great Blue Heron's Commons gallery is recorded as Ardea herodias[12].
  • Great Blue Heron's main food source is recorded as fish[13].
  • Great Blue Heron's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. herodias'}[14].
  • Great Blue Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'crëyr mawr glas'}[15].
  • Great Blue Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Great Blue Heron'}[16].
  • Great Blue Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kanadareiher'}[17].
  • Great Blue Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Garza azulada'}[18].
  • Great Blue Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'bernat americà'}[19].
  • Great Blue Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'volavka velká'}[20].
  • Great Blue Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'ameerika hallhaigur'}[21].
  • Great Blue Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Herodiashegre'}[22].
  • Great Blue Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Большая голубая цапля'}[23].
  • Great Blue Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'オオアオサギ'}[24].
  • Great Blue Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Stor Blåhejre'}[25].
  • Great Blue Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'amerikanharmaahaikara'}[26].
  • Great Blue Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'királygém'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Great Blue Heron is Ardea herodias[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Ardea[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'crëyr mawr glas'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[16], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kanadareiher'}[17], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Garza azulada'}[18], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'bernat americà'}[19], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'volavka velká'}[20].

Identifiers

Great Blue Heron's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4956[28]. Great Blue Heron's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 56072[29]. Great Blue Heron's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9630752[30]. Great Blue Heron's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174773[31].

Why It Matters

Great Blue Heron ranks in the top 0.19% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,231 views/month, #377 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main food source → fish
    Color → blue, grey
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Ardea herodias
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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