Breeding adult © Neoh Hor Kee eBird S35841213 Macaulay Library ML 54010471
Nonbreeding adult/immature © Craig Brelsford
Molting © Kian Guan Tay
Breeding adult © Celeste Morien
Nonbreeding adult/immature © Kai Pflug
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Nonbreeding adult/immature © Brad Bergstrom
Breeding adult © 葉 珈良

Chinese Pond-Heron Ardeola bacchus

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Identification

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Often mistaken for an egret in flight due to its all-white wings, but the dark head separates it from any egret. This medium-sized heron is found across many different marshy habitats. Breeding adults have a chestnut head, neck, and breast, and a veil of bluish-black plumes over the white wings. Nonbreeding adults and juveniles are brown all over save for the white wings. In areas where the ranges of multiple pond-heron species overlap, nonbreeders and juveniles are best left unidentified.

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