Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Birds

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Common Names

English common name:

Great Blue Heron

French common name:

Grand Héron

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Great Blue Heron	Grand Héron
2005	Great Blue Heron	Grand Héron
2010	Great Blue Heron	Grand Héron
2015	Great Blue Heron	Grand Héron
2020	Great Blue Heron	Grand Héron

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Reptilia

Subclass

Aves

Infraclass

Neognathae

Superorder

Neoaves

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Ardea herodias	Ardeidae	Ciconiiformes
2005	Ardea herodias	Ardeidae	Ciconiiformes
2010	Ardea herodias	Ardeidae	Ciconiiformes
2015	Ardea herodias	Ardeidae	Ciconiiformes
2020	Ardea herodias	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2000	Secure
2005	Secure
2010	Secure
2015	Secure
2020	Secure

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - N5B,N3N,N5M
2020	Secure - N5B,N4N

Yukon
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Northwest Territories
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Nunavut
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

British Columbia
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Vulnerable - S3

Alberta
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3B,S3M
2020	Vulnerable - S3B

Saskatchewan
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Secure - S5B,S5M
2020	Secure - S5B

Manitoba
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5B,S5M
2020	Secure - S5B

Ontario
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4B,SNRM
2020	Apparently Secure - S4B,S4N,S5M

Quebec
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5B,S5M
2020	Secure - S5B

New Brunswick
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4B,S4M
2020	Apparently Secure - S4B

Nova Scotia
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4B,S4S5M
2020	Apparently Secure - S4B,S4S5M

Prince Edward Island
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4B,S4M
2020	Apparently Secure - S4B

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Undetermined - 5
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Secure - 4
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Imperiled - S2B,SUM
2020	Imperiled - S2B,SUM

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present