Grey heron
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| phylum | Chordata | The Grey Heron is a wading bird native throughout temperate Europe and Asia and also parts of Africa.Adults have a white head with a broad black supercilium and slender crest, while immatures have a dull grey head. It has a powerful, pinkish-yellow bill, which is brighter in breeding adults. It has a slow flight, with its long neck retracted (S-shaped).
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| Class | Aves | |
| order | Pelecaniformes | |
| family | Ardeidae | |
| genus | Ardea | |
| species | A. cinerea |
