Greek Ship Kalypso (M64)
USS ''Heron'' (MHC-52) is the second ship of . She was transferred to the Hellenic Navy under a foreign military sales agreement on 16 March 2007 and then renamed ''Kalipso''. References * Greek Navy entry Osprey-class coastal minehunters Ships built in Savannah, Georgia 1992 ships Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Hellenic Navy Osprey-class coastal minehunters of the Hellenic Navy, Kalypso Mine warfare vessels of Greece {{US-mil-ship-stub ...
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Heron
Herons are long-legged, long-necked, freshwater and coastal birds in the family Ardeidae, with 75 recognised species, some of which are referred to as egrets or bitterns rather than herons. Members of the genus ''Botaurus'' are referred to as bitterns, and, together with the zigzag heron, or zigzag bittern, in the monotypic genus ''Zebrilus'', form a monophyletic group within the Ardeidae. Egrets do not form a biologically distinct group from herons, and tend to be named differently because they are mainly white or have decorative plumes in breeding plumage. Herons, by evolutionary adaptation, have long beaks. The classification of the individual heron/egret species is fraught with difficulty, and no clear consensus exists about the correct placement of many species into either of the two major genera, ''Ardea (genus), Ardea'' and ''Egretta''. Similarly, the relationships of the genus, genera in the family are not completely resolved. However, one species formerly considered to c ...
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