Purple Heron

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Taxon taxon Q160488
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Purple Heron

Summary

Purple Heron is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (119 views/month, #1,471 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Purple Heron's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Purple Heron is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Purple Heron's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Purple Heron is classified within Ardea[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Purple Heron is Ardea purpurea[7].
  • Purple Heron's Commons category is recorded as Ardea purpurea[8].
  • Purple Heron's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ardea purpurea[9].
  • Purple Heron's Commons gallery is recorded as Ardea purpurea[10].
  • Purple Heron's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[11].
  • Purple Heron's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. purpurea'}[12].
  • Purple Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Purple Heron'}[13].
  • Purple Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Purpurreiher'}[14].
  • Purple Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Garza imperial'}[15].
  • Purple Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'agró roig'}[16].
  • Purple Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'volavka červená'}[17].
  • Purple Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'purpurhaigur'}[18].
  • Purple Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Purpurhegre'}[19].
  • Purple Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Рыжая цапля'}[20].
  • Purple Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ムラサキサギ'}[21].
  • Purple Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Purpurhejre'}[22].
  • Purple Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'ruskohaikara'}[23].
  • Purple Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'vörös gém'}[24].
  • Purple Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'czapla purpurowa'}[25].
  • Purple Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'volavka purpurová'}[26].
  • Purple Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'purpurhäger'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Purple Heron is Ardea purpurea[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Ardea[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Purpurreiher'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Garza imperial'}[15], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'agró roig'}[16], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'volavka červená'}[17], and {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'purpurhaigur'}[18].

Identifiers

Purple Heron's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 188373[28]. Purple Heron's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2480934[29]. Purple Heron's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174791[30].

Why It Matters

Purple Heron ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (119 views/month, #1,471 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. 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 . laji.fi. Provenance: 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Nikola Tulechki · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Regional conservation status Q96377276
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14254]]: [[Q96377276]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259821|batch #259821]]"
  2. 10w ago · TadejM · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Purple Heron'}, {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Purpurreiher'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Garza imperial'} +90
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1843]]: rjava caplja"
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