WoRMS taxon details
Egretta caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758)
159114 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159114)
accepted
Species
Ardea caerulea Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Florida caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
(of Ardea caerulea Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787 [details] Available for editors 
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Distribution North America
Distribution North America [details]
WoRMS (2026). Egretta caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159114 on 2026-04-19
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Nomenclature
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(of Ardea caerulea Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p. [details]
[request]basis of record Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p. [details]
Other
context source (Bermuda)
Amos, E. J. R. (1991). A Guide to The Birds of Bermuda. 206 pp [details]
additional source Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p. [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p. [details]
additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details]
additional source Animal Diversity Web. <em>University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.</em> , available online at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html [details]
additional source Vanner, M. (2003). The encyclopedia of North American birds. <em>Paragon Publishing.</em> 1-383. [details]
additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p. [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p. [details]
additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details]
additional source Animal Diversity Web. <em>University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.</em> , available online at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html [details]
additional source Vanner, M. (2003). The encyclopedia of North American birds. <em>Paragon Publishing.</em> 1-383. [details]
additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet carnivorous feeding on fish, frogs, lizards, snakes, turtles, and crustaceans such as crabs, crayfish and shrimp [details]Dimensions Length: 24" (61 cm); Wingspan: 40" (102 cm) [details]
Distribution North America [details]
Habitat often lives near saltwater but also frequentsponds, marshes, swamps, lagoons [details]
Importance helps control insect populations [details]
Reproduction Breeds from Massachusetts west to Tennessee and Texas and south throughout the West Indies, and South America to Uruguay and Peru. Winters from the southern United States southward. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | kleine blauwe reiger | [details] |
| English | little blue heron | [details] |
| French | aigrette bleue | [details] |
| German | Blaureiher | [details] |
| Lithuanian | mažasis melsvasis garnys | [details] |
| Polish | czapla śniada | [details] |
| Russian | ма́лая голуба́я ца́пля | [details] |
| Slovenian | modra čaplja | [details] |
| Spanish | garza azulgarceta azul | [details] |
| Turkish | küçük mavi balıkçıl | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Egretta caerulea)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Ardea caerulea Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Florida caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Egretta caerulea)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Ardea caerulea Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Florida caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
