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Ardeola speciosa
| Family Name: | Ardeidae |
| Taxonomic Group: | Vertebrates (Bird) |
| Common Name: | Javan Pond Heron, Burung Pucung Jawa |
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Description
| Size | 46 cm |
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| Description | Conspicuous contrast in flight between white wings and colour of back. Breeding: head to neck reddish-brown; black back is distinctive. Non-breeding: head to breast white with brown streaks; back dark-brown; wings white. |
Ecology, Habitat & Location
| Habitats | Mangroves |
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| Distribution | Breeds in Central Thailand, South Indochina, West and Central Indonesia and South Philippines. Migration takes place within Southeast Asia. A common winter visitor and passage migrant where it seems to prefer the areas in and around the Sungei Buloh Kechil and the trees around the fringe of the buffer pond. |
| Nature Reserves | Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve |
Conservation
| Conservation Notes | A rare winter visitor and passage migrant where it has been recorded on a few occasions. |
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Status
| Species Status | Native |
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