Javan pond heron
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The Javan pond heron is a wading bird of the heron family, found in shallow fresh and salt-water wetlands in Southeast Asia. Its diet comprises insects, fish, and crabs.
Ardeola speciosa
Breeding adult
Breeding adult
Nonbreeding adult
Chinese pond heron
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The Chinese pond heron is an East Asian freshwater bird of the heron family,. It is one of six species of birds known as "pond herons". It is parapatric with the Indian pond heron to the west and the
Javan pond heron
…slaty and white during mating season, and brown and flecked with white out of the mating season. The non-breeding plumage is similar to that of the Chinese and Indian pond herons and is virtually indistinguishable in the field. It breeds from June to September. It is migratory. Widespread throughout its…
Chinese Pond Heron in Summer
Ardeola bacchus winter plumage Laem Phak Bia
Adult take-off in winter plumage