Purple Heron

India

Low
Priority
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Long-term Trend:
Increase
Current Trend:
Stable
Distribution Range Size:
Very Large
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Other

Conservation
Categories

Global Red List:

Least Concern

Wild Life Protection Act:

Schedule-II
Purple Heron
Purple Heron
Purple Heron

Additional Information

Long-term Trend (%) 53.4 Long-term Trend CI (%) (35.3,73.53) Current Annual Change (%) -0.28 Current Annual Change CI (%) (-1.6,1.05) Distribution Range Size (in 10,000 sq.km)* 153.226 Distribution Range Size CI (in 10,000 sq.km)* (153.17,153.28) Migratory Status Resident Habitat Specialization Wetland Endemicity None Key States
* = Minimum cell size is typically 625 sq. km with current grid cell resolution

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To cite this page: SoIB 2023. State of India's Birds factsheet: Purple Heron Ardea purpurea (India) https://stateofindiasbirds.in/species/purher1/. Accessed on 2023-09-27.

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Purple Heron Trends From 2020

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