Purple Heron- Ardea Purpurea. The Purple Heron Ardea Purpurea Is A Wading Bird In The Heron Family Ardeidae, Breeding In Africa, Central And Southern Europe, And Southern And Eastern Asia. The European Populations Are Migratory, Wintering In Tropical Africa; The More Northerly Asian Populations Also Migrate Further South Within Asia. It Is A Rare But Regular Wanderer North Of Its Breeding Range.

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