Birds of the World

○ ← PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae (Herons, Bitterns) →

Genus: Ardeola (6 species)


Chinese Pond Heron (Ardeola bacchus) Range: OR: Assam (ne India) and n Myanmar through Russian Far East, Japan and s China Laem Pak Bia, Phetchaburi, Thailand
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Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii) Range: PAL, OR: Persian Gulf to Myanmar and Maldives Chitwan National Park, Nepal
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Malagasy Pond Heron (Ardeola idae) Endangered Range: AF: Madagascar and Aldabra I. Lac Alarobia, Madagascar
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Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) Range: PAL, AF: widespread Marievale Nature Reserve, South Africa
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Rufous-bellied Heron (Ardeola rufiventris) Male Range: AF: Uganda and s Kenya to s Angola, n Botswana and e South Africa Masai Mara, Kenya
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Javan Pond Heron (Ardeola speciosa) Range: OR: Thailand through Philippines, Sulawesi region and Lesser Sundas Miami Zoo, Miami, Florida, USA
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