Approximate Hatch Weights:
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Common Name: Herons/Egrets/Bitterns
Region: Broad Range
Chick Type: Semi-Altricial
Down: Light brown down
Skin Color: Pink
Bill: Long and straight and grayish then yellow with black
Foot Type: Semi-palmate
Gape: Pink
Gape Flanges:
Iris: Yellow
Legs and Feet: Pink then yellow to green legs and feet
Just Hatched
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Just Hatched
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