pond heron

Other creatures which benefit from the rice monoculture include little egrets and Chinese pond herons.

This included fifty-six birds new to science, including the Indian Pond Heron.

It is one of six species of birds known as "pond herons" (genus Ardeola).

The Indian Pond Heron's feeding habitat is marshy wetlands.

The Chinese Pond Heron often nests in mixed-species heronries.

To the east of its range, it is replaced by the Chinese Pond Heron, Ardeola bacchus.

Pond heron and egrets also nesting in backyards of few village houses, while Painted storks are only around the temple.

The Malagasy Pond Herons (Ardeola idae), are also a common sighting.

Birdwatching is said to be particularly good here; known resident and migratory species include tiger shrikes, forest wagtails and Chinese pond herons.

Species that frequent this spot are red-wattled lapwing, large pied wagtail, Indian pond heron and white-breasted kingfisher.

Various animals also live in the park, including nationally protected species, such as the Chinese Pond Heron (Ardeola bacchus).

Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii)

As of mid-2011 there are no published molecular analyses of pond heron interrelationships and osteological data is likewise not analyzed for all relevant comparison taxa.

The Javan Pond Heron is typically 45 cm long with white wings, a yellow bill with a black tip, yellow eyes and legs.

The Indian Pond Heron or Paddybird (Ardeola grayii) is a small heron.

A large number of cattle egrets, pond herons and other waterbirds can be seen in the rivers of Cooum and Adyar.

Apart from pelicans, grey herons, white ibis, pond herons, egrets and many migratory duck and water birds can be seen here.

But the only ones I managed to capture on camera were the Pond Heron and the White Browed Wagtail...

These include migrant Malagasy Pond Heron, Pallid Harrier and Great Snipe.

These pond herons are stocky species with a short neck, short thick bill, typically buff or brownish back, and coloured or streaked foreneck and breast.

Over 400 Little Egrets, Pond heron and Painted Stork nest and feed in this area adjacent to the Tamiraparani river, 10 km.

In July the reservoir transform into an abode of migratory birds, mainly, open billed Storks, pond Heron, Egrets and Cormorants.

The Chinese Pond Heron (Ardeola bacchus) is an East Asian freshwater bird of the heron family (Ardeidae).

Bird watchers anticipate migratory birds here like teals, garganeys, pochards, medium egrets, large egrets, night herons, pond herons and open-billed storks every fall season.

As a group they are variously affiliated with the Squacco Heron (A. ralloides) or the Madagascar Pond Heron (A. idae).