Latin Etymology: Egretta ("egret") tricolor ("three coloured")
Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) at Tarcoles, Costa Rica - November 2025
Featured Subspecies: Egretta tricolor ruficollis
Weight: 415g / Length: 50-76cm / Wingspan: 96cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
A very widely distributed but very coastal egret species fond from New England to Northern Brazil on the Atlantic Side, and California to Northern Peru on the Pacific. They are more solitary than most egret species and prey primarily on small fish and prawns to a degree far greater than the other members of Egretta which supplement their diets with terrestial invertibrates.
Related Species:
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Egretta
SUBSPECIES: E. t. rufficollis, E. t. tricolor
- Sighting Locations -
A common species near coast and estuary
- COSTA RICA 2025 TRIP: Seen at Tarcoles
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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