Great blue heron vs Little blue heron
Size and range side by side, using only figures recorded in Wikidata.
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| Great blue heron | Little blue heron | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Ardea herodias | Egretta caerulea |
| Mass | 2.48 kg (male adult) 2.11 kg (female adult) Wikidata | 364 g (male adult) 315 g (female adult) Wikidata |
| Lives in | Europe, North America, South America | North America, South America |
| Status | Least concern | Least concern |
Quick answers
- Which is bigger, the Great blue heron or the Little blue heron?
- The great blue heron is heavier: Wikidata gives 2.11 kg–2.48 kg, against 315 g–364 g.
- Where do they live?
- Great blue heron: Europe, North America, South America. Little blue heron: North America, South America (continents with GBIF records).
About them
Great blue heron
The great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family (Ardeidae), common near shores of open water and wetlands over most of North and Central America, as well as Northwestern South America, the Caribbean, and the Galápagos Islands.
Little blue heron
The little blue heron (Egretta caerulea) is a small heron of the genus Egretta.
Mass: Wikidata (CC0) statements without qualifiers or qualified male/female/adult (birth weights left out). Descriptions: first sentence of the English Wikipedia articles (CC BY-SA 4.0), linked from each animal page.