| Little blue heron | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Ardeidae |
| Genus: | Egretta |
| Species: | E. caerulea |
| Binomial name | |
| Egretta caerulea | |
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| Distribution of Egretta caerulea: breeding non-breeding year-round | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ardea caerulea Linnaeus, 1758 | |
The Little blue heron (Egretta caerulea) is a bird in the Ardeidae family.
