Goliath heron

Japanese: オニアオサギ - おにあおさぎ(英語表記)goliath heron
Goliath heron

A bird of the family Heronidae in the order Ciconiiformes. It is the largest species of heron. Its total length is about 1.2 meters. Its back is blue-gray, its forehead and neck are reddish brown, and its underside below the chest is chestnut brown. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, and has also been recorded from India. It lives alone or in pairs on lakesides, large marshes, and riverbanks, and preys on fish, frogs, snakes, and sometimes mice and small birds. It nests in colonies of other herons, but often breeds alone in grass near water.

[Hiroyuki Morioka]

Great-breasted Heron
It is found in areas from Africa to India, living on lakes and in wetlands. It is the largest species of heron, with a blue-gray back and reddish brown from the forehead to the back of the neck. Its total length is about 120 cm. Family: Heronidae ©Shogakukan ">

Great-breasted Heron


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

鳥綱コウノトリ目サギ科の鳥。サギ類のなかでは最大種。全長約1.2メートル。背面は青灰色で、額から後頸(こうけい)にかけては赤褐色、胸以下の下面は栗(くり)色。サハラ以南のアフリカと中近東に分布し、インドからも記録がある。湖畔、大形の湿地、川岸などに単独か、つがいですみ、魚類、カエル、ヘビ、ときにはネズミや小鳥も捕食する。ほかのサギ類の群集繁殖地で営巣するが、しばしば単独で水辺の草むらの中でも繁殖する。

[森岡弘之]

オニアオサギ
アフリカからインドまで分布し、湖畔、湿地などにすむ。サギ類のなかの最大種で、背面は青灰色、額から後頸にかけては赤褐色。全長約120cm。サギ科©Shogakukan">

オニアオサギ


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