Archive for the ‘Ardeidae’ Category

• Malagasy pond-heron

  Jun 8 | Herons+, Pond-herons | Little Stint | 83 Views | with Comments Off on Malagasy pond-heron

  Malagasy pond-heron – Ardeola idae – also on this site called – Madagascar pond-heron &#...

• Yellow bittern

  Mar 14 | Bitterns, Herons+ | Little Stint | 133 Views | with Comments Off on Yellow bittern

  Yellow bittern – Ixobrychus sinensis – is a small migratory/resident Asian bittern of Type- wadingbird, Family Ardeidae and Order Passeriformes. It is found in S, SE and E Asia. In the AWB Region there is an outlying...

• Dwarf bittern

  Mar 14 | Bitterns, Herons+ | Little Stint | 187 Views | with Comments Off on Dwarf bittern

  Dwarf bittern – Ixobrychus sturmii – is a small resident African bittern of Type – wadingbird, Family Ardeidae and Order Passeriformes. It is found over s s Africa. In the AWB Region it is found as resident in...

• Black-headed heron

  Mar 14 | Herons, Herons+ | Little Stint | 134 Views | with Comments Off on Black-headed heron

  Black-headed heron – Ardea melanocephala – is a large resident African heron of Type – wadingbird, Family Ardeidae and Order Passeriformes. It is found across s s Africa and in the AWB Region it is found as...

• Goliath heron

  Mar 14 | Herons, Herons+ | Little Stint | 143 Views | with Comments Off on Goliath heron

  Goliath heron – Ardea goliath – is a very large Afro/Asian heron of Type – wadingbird, Family Ardeidae and Order Pelecaniformes. It is mostly found in s s Africa and a few small areas in SW Asia. In the AWB...

• Black heron

  Mar 14 | Herons, Herons+ | Little Stint | 169 Views | with Comments Off on Black heron

  Black heron – Egretta ardesiaca – is a medium sized residential African heron of Type – wadingbird, Family Ardeidae and Order Pelecaniformes. It is found in widely in s s Africa. In the AWB Region it is found as...

• Chinese pond-heron

  Mar 14 | Herons+, Pond-herons | Little Stint | 100 Views | with Comments Off on Chinese pond-heron

  Chinese pond-heron – Ardeola bacchus – is a medium sized migratory/resident Asian heron of Type – wadingbird, Family Ardeidae and Order Pelecaniformes. Broadly it is migratory in the N of its range, resident...

• Humblot’s heron

  Jul 3 | Herons, Herons+ | Little Stint | 547 Views | with Comments Off on Humblot’s heron

  The Humblot’s heron – Ardea humbloti also called the Madagascar heron is a medium/large sized heron of Type – wading-bird, Family Ardeidae and the Order Pelecaniformes. It is an endangered, resident, endemic...

• Madagascar pond-heron

  Jul 3 | Herons+, Pond-herons | Little Stint | 557 Views | with Comments Off on Madagascar pond-heron

  The Madagascar pond-heron – Ardeola idae also called the Malagasy pond-heron is a small heron of the wading-bird Family Ardeidae and the Order Pelecaniformes. It breeds on Madagascar and adjacent islands including the...

• Ardeidae – herons+

  Jul 3 | Ardeidae, Herons+ | Little Stint | 547 Views | with Comments Off on Ardeidae – herons+

  The Ardeidae – herons+ is a worldwide Family of medium to large species of Type – wadingbird of the Order Pelecaniformes . They typically have long legs, and necks which when flying are curled in, and not held out...