tricolored heron

American  

noun

1. an American heron, Hydranassa tricolor, that is dark bluish-gray above and white below with seasonally red neck stripes in the male.

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Example Sentences

“There’s a glossy ibis,” he exclaimed, followed by a tricolored heron, a night heron, another glossy ibis, a snowy egret, two bald eagles, an osprey and a great black-backed gull, the largest member of the gull family.

From Washington Post

His “Tricolored Heron” is a majestic sight.

From Seattle Times

Wrote Knapp, “The tricolored heron is the one that sometimes holds its wings out to the side when feeding.”

From Washington Post

It isn’t the tricolored heron that has a confused posture.

From Washington Post

A duo of tricolored heron chicks pecked their way out of their blue shells just feet from my widening eyes.

From Washington Post