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The Indian pond heron or paddybird (Ardeola grayii) is a small heron. It is of Old World origins, breeding in southern Iran and east to the Indian subcontinent, Burma, and Sri Lanka. They are widespread and common but can be easily missed when they stalk prey at the edge of small water-bodies or even when they roost close to human habitations.
Pond herons (Ardeola) are herons, typically 40–50 cm (16–20 in) long with an 80–100 cm (30–40 in) wingspan. Most breed in the tropical Old World , but the migratory squacco heron occurs in southern Europe and the Middle East and winters in Africa.
Rufous-bellied heron: Ardeola rufiventris (Sundevall, 1850) 53 Squacco heron: Ardeola ralloides (Scopoli, 1769) 54 Malagasy pond heron: Ardeola idae (Hartlaub, 1860) 55 Indian pond heron: Ardeola grayii (Sykes, 1832) 56 Chinese pond heron: Ardeola bacchus (Bonaparte, 1855) 57 Javan pond heron: Ardeola speciosa (Horsfield, 1821) 58 White-necked ...
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea; Purple heron, Ardea purpurea; Great egret, Ardea alba; Intermediate egret, Ardea intermedia; Little egret, Egretta garzetta; Cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis (A) Indian pond-heron, Ardeola grayii; Striated heron, Butorides striatus; Black-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
Malayan night heron, Gorsachius melanolophus [1] [37] Black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax; Striated heron, Butorides striata; Indian pond heron, Ardeola grayii; Eastern cattle egret, Bubulcus coromandus; Grey heron, Ardea cinerea; Purple heron, Ardea purpurea; Great egret, Ardea alba; Intermediate egret, Ardea intermedia; Little ...
Western reef-heron. Egretta gularis: Resident. [11] Least concern Cattle egret. Bubulcus ibis: Bubulcus ibis coromandus: Resident Least concern Indian pond-heron. Ardeola grayii: Resident Least concern Chinese pond-heron. Ardeola bacchus: Least concern (A) Striated heron. Butorides striata: Resident Least concern Black-crowned night-heron ...
The Chinese pond heron (Ardeola bacchus) is an East Asian freshwater bird of the heron family, (Ardeidae). It is one of six species of birds known as "pond herons" (genus Ardeola ). It is parapatric (or nearly so) with the Indian pond heron ( A. grayii ) to the west and the Javan pond heron ( A. speciosa ) to the south, and these three are ...
Malayan night heron, Gorsachius melanolophus; Black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax; Striated heron, Butorides striata; Indian pond heron, Ardeola grayii; Chinese pond heron, Ardeola bacchus (A) Eastern cattle egret, Bubulcus coromandus; Grey heron, Ardea cinerea; Purple heron, Ardea purpurea; Great egret, Ardea alba; Intermediate ...