Missouri Department of Conservation
HERON, LITTLE BLUE

Summary information for HERON, LITTLE BLUE

Common Name
HERON, LITTLE BLUE
Scientific Name
EGRETTA CAERULEA CAERULEA
Status
NONGAME, STATE RANK S3, GLOBAL RANK G5
Primary Habitat
"Wetland matrix"
Preferred Habitat
"Inhabit marshes and swampy, brushy edges of ponds, lakes and streams with shallow water."
Distribution
"Summer resident, more common in eastern part of state *01*."
County List
ANDREW, BARRY, BARTON, BOLLINGER, BOONE, BUCHANAN, CALLAWAY, CAPE GIRARDEAU, CHARITON, CHRISTIAN, CLINTON, DUNKLIN, GREENE, HENRY, HOLT, JACKSON, LACLEDE, LAFAYETTE, LINCOLN, LINN, LIVINGSTON, MACON, MCDONALD, MISSISSIPPI, MONTGOMERY, NEW MADRID, PEMISCOT, PERRY, PETTIS, PIKE, POLK, RANDOLPH, REYNOLDS, SCOTT, ST. CHARLES, ST. CLAIR, ST. FRANCOIS, ST. LOUIS, STODDARD, VERNON, WAYNE
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