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Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Garza Azul
Garça-azul
Family: Ardeidae
Order: Pelecaniformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: Ardea caerulea.


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EcoRegistros Revista - Related articles




Primer registro de la Garza Azul (Egretta caerulea) para la provincia de San Juan, Argentina
EcoRegistros Revista Nº 9 - Article Nº 4
Publish by: Francisco Lucero
Published date: 09/02/2019 15:18

Primeros registros documentados de la Garza Azul (Egretta caerulea) en la provincia de Santa Fe, Argentina
EcoRegistros Revista Nº 8 - Article Nº 7
Publish by: Gustavo Fernando Durán, Pablo Capovilla, Eduardo Beltrocco, Adriana Berete, Claudia Gottig y Leila Lodi
Published date: 08/01/2018 14:25

Nuevo registro de Garza Azul (Egretta caerulea) para la provincia de Córdoba, Argentina
EcoRegistros Revista Nº 4 - Article Nº 4
Publish by: Cecilia Moyano
Published date: 05/21/2014 21:11

Primer registro de Garza Azul (Egretta caerulea) en la provincia de Santiago del Estero, Argentina (Comentarios: 9)
EcoRegistros Revista Nº 1 - Article Nº 17
Publish by: Norberto Gomez
Published date: 11/02/2011 21:12



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Latest feeding records
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GroupSpeciesDateUser
CrustaceanCangrejo de las Rocas (Cyrtograpsus angulatus)30/05/2020Alejandra Pons



Number of Photography: 418

Foto
Photography ID: 673669
  Adult
Roldán
Santa Fe
Argentina
08/27/2025
Santos Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 670290
 Santa María
Catamarca
Argentina
07/11/2021
Viviana Fuentes
Foto
Photography ID: 667783
  Adult
Municipio Playa
La Habana
Cuba
01/06/2020
Gabriel Gorrín Armas
Foto
Photography ID: 667612
  Adult
Maceio
Alagoas
Brazil
01/14/2026
Eduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira
Foto
Photography ID: 666471
  Juvenile
Laguna La Paloma, Maipú
Mendoza
Argentina
01/02/2026
Pablo Moreno
Foto
Photography ID: 666470
  Juvenile
Laguna La Paloma, Maipú
Mendoza
Argentina
01/02/2026
Pablo Moreno
Foto
Photography ID: 665783
  Immature
Laguna La Paloma, Maipú
Mendoza
Argentina
01/02/2026
Emilio Martin Perez
Foto
Photography ID: 665782
  Immature
Laguna La Paloma, Maipú
Mendoza
Argentina
01/02/2026
Emilio Martin Perez
Foto
Photography ID: 665780
  Immature
Laguna La Paloma, Maipú
Mendoza
Argentina
01/02/2026
Emilio Martin Perez



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 1



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Viviana Fuentes05/28/2023ArgentinaCatamarcaSanta MaríaIndistinguishableSeveralYesNo


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Number of Films: 12


Video ID: 6521
  Juvenile
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Argentina
09/29/2023
Pablo Capovilla
Video ID: 6520
  Juvenile
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Argentina
09/29/2023
Pablo Capovilla



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Number of Records: 589



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243288314/02/2026BrazilRio Grande do NorteTibau do Sul - Laguna de Guarairas5Diego Oscar
241635514/01/2026BrazilAlagoasAabb Maceió, MaceioEduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira
241271802/01/2026ArgentinaMendozaLaguna La Paloma, Maipú1Pablo Moreno
240938402/01/2026ArgentinaMendozaLaguna La Paloma, Maipú1Emilio Martin Perez
240782730/12/2025ArgentinaMendozaLaguna La Paloma, MaipúValentín González Feltrup
238396201/11/2025ArgentinaSantiago del EsteroDique Los Quiroga - Sgo. del Estero, Los Quiroga1Rodolfo Domnanovich
236789624/09/2025ArgentinaSanta FeTierra de Sueños 3, Roldán, Santa Fe, Argentina, RoldánAdrian Braidotti
244209316/09/202518:00ColombiaMagdalenaCalle 115 2 391Lucio La Grotteria
235944816/09/202518:00ColombiaMagdalenaCalle 115 2 391Jorge La Grotteria
236472015/09/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna De Navarro, Navarro1Gabriel Carbajales
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.