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Prefectural Natural Monument
Birds
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
The grey heron, one of Japan's largest herons, has bluish-grey plumage and stands motionless at the water's edge to ambush fish and frogs. It nests in colonies high in trees. Oshima in Tokushima holds a large breeding colony, designated a Natural Monument as the grey heron and its colony site.
- Scientific name
- Ardea cinerea
- Group
- Birds
- Prefectures
- Tokushima
- 日本語
- アオサギ
- 简体中文
- 苍鹭
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The Grey Heron is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Tokushima.
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