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Squacco Heron

A species of Pond herons
Scientific name : Ardeola ralloides Genus : Pond herons

Squacco Heron, A species of Pond herons
Botanical name: Ardeola ralloides
Genus: Pond herons
Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) Photo By Derek Keats , used under CC-BY-2.0 /Cropped and compressed from original

Description

The squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides) is a small heron, 44–47 cm (17–19 in) long, of which the body is 20–23 cm (7.9–9.1 in), with 80–92 cm (31–36 in) wingspan. It is of Old World origins, breeding in southern Europe and the Greater Middle East.
Size
47 cm
Colors
Brown
Black
Yellow
Bronze
White
Life Expectancy
11 years
Nest Placement
Ground
Feeding Habits
Squacco Heron predominantly consumes fish, amphibians, and insects, demonstrating adaptable hunting techniques often characterized by a still stance near water before striking prey.
Habitat
Squacco Heron thrives in warm, marshy wetlands, particularly swampy plains, river valleys, deltas, and human-altered terrains like canals and rice fields. These areas are rich in marsh vegetation and feature calm to gently flowing waters. They nest in trees or shrubs within small colonies, typically in lowland regions, but can adapt up to 2000 meters altitude, sporadically reaching 2300 meters in mountain lakes.
Dite type
Piscivorous

General Info

Feeding Habits

Bird food type

Behavior

The squacco heron is a migrant, wintering in Africa. It is rare north of its breeding range. The species has been recorded in Fernando de Noronha islands, and more rarely in mainland South America, as a vagrant. This is a stocky species with a short neck, short thick bill and buff-brown back. In summer, adults have long neck feathers. Its appearance is transformed in flight, when it looks very white due to the colour of the wings. The squacco heron's breeding habitat is marshy wetlands in warm countries. The birds nest in small colonies, often with other wading birds, usually on platforms of sticks in trees or shrubs. Three to four eggs are laid. They feed on fish, frogs and insects.

Species Status

Not globally threatened.
Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) Photo By Derek Keats , used under CC-BY-2.0 /Cropped and compressed from original

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