C/S:   Tricolored Heron     Egretta tricolor       Av. Size:   24 in (60 cm), 38 in (96 cm) wingspan       Identifying Characteristics:   yellow or greyish bill with black tip; yellowish legs and feet; blue/purple-ish back, wings, and head; white belly; throat white and rust; head rust-colored in juveniles       Range:   from US Gulf, through Mexico and Central America and the Caribbean into parts of S America       Habitat:   swamps/marshland       Other Info/Notes on Photo:   formerly known as Louisana Heron