Chinese Pond-heron
A species of Pond herons Scientific name : Ardeola bacchus Genus : Pond herons
Chinese Pond-heron, A species of Pond herons
Botanical name: Ardeola bacchus
Genus: Pond herons
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Description General Info
Description
The Chinese pond heron is typically 47 cm (19 in) long with white wings, a yellow bill with a black tip, yellow eyes and legs. Its overall colour is red, blue and white during breeding season, and greyish-brown and flecked with white at other times. It is found in shallow fresh and salt water wetlands and ponds in China and adjacent temperate and subtropical East Asia. Essentially a lowland bird, its range is delimited by the subarctic regions in the north, and by the mountain ranges in the west and south. The species is prone to some vagrancy. One individual in breeding plumage was seen by the river at Bonzon near Gangaw – just inside the Chin State of Burma – west of the species' usual range, on April 8, 1995. A stray bird stopping over on Saint Paul Island, Alaska on August 4–9, 1997 was the first recorded occurrence of this species in North America. Its food consists of insects, fish, and crustaceans. The Chinese pond heron often nests in mixed-species heronries. It lays a clutch of 3–6 blue-green eggs. It is fairly common and not considered a threatened species by the IUCN. 
Size
41-51 cm (16-20 in)
Colors
Brown
Bronze
Gray
White
Blue
Feeding Habits
Chinese Pond-heron primarily consumes insects, fish, and crustaceans. They typically forage in shallow waters, employing a still-hunting technique to capture prey. Unique adaptations include quick bill snaps to catch swift aquatic organisms.
Habitat
The chinese Pond-heron is typically found in a variety of wetland habitats including paddyfields, swamps, ponds, and riverbanks. This species exhibits adaptability by also inhabiting mangroves, tidal pools, and lowland streams. Beyond wetlands, it can occur in dry grasslands. While mainly a resident of lowland areas, the chinese Pond-heron has also been recorded at high altitudes during migration, reaching elevations up to 4000 m, and as vagrants even higher, up to 3570 m in the Himalayas.
Dite type
Piscivorous
General Info
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Pelicans and Relatives Family
Herons Genus
Pond herons Species
Chinese Pond-heron 
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