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Ardeola bacchus
Family Name: | Ardeidae |
Taxonomic Group: | Vertebrates (Bird) |
Common Name: | Chinese Pond Heron, Burung Pucung Cina |
Name
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 northeast and east China, winters in south China and 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 |