Purple heron (Diệc lửa, Ardea purpurea)
The purple heron (Ardea purpurea) is a wide-ranging heron species.
The bird breeds in Africa, central and southern Europe, and southern and eastern Palearctic.
The genus name comes from the Latin word ardea meaning "heron".
The specific epithet comes from Latin purpureus, "coloured purple".











