Egrets and Herons > Purple Heron

Purple Heron – Specimen 1 – Sub-adult Female


Details

Voucher Code: FTLBGJ107001
NCBS Voucher Code: NRC-AA-5871

Date: 27 October 2022
Gender: Female
Location: Thol, Gujarat, India

Overall

Weight: 907 gm
Wingspan: 1277 mm
One wing: 632 mm
Body Length with tail: 974 mm
Tail Length: 131 mm

Head & Beak

Head Length: 194 mm
Head Width: 25.5 mm
Beak Length: 125.7 mm
Beak Width: 14.9 mm
Gape Length: 167.8 mm
Gape Width: 24.0 mm

Legs

Femur: 100.7 mm
Tibiotarsus: 224 mm
Tarsometatarsus: 140.8 mm
Digit 1: 53.0 mm
Digit 2: 77.1 mm
Digit 3: 111.5 mm
Digit 4: 90.2 mm
Claw 1: 28.8 mm
Claw 2: 22.1 mm
Claw 3: 23.3 mm
Claw 4: 19.2 mm

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