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 Comoros, and outside the breeding season it can also be found in the neighbouring areas of eastern Africa.
Type - wading-bird Breeding Habitat - wide range of freshwater wetlands, grassy marshes, lakes, ponds, pools, rice paddies, streams coastal wetlands, lagoons, mangroves, Migrant Habitat - inland streams and freshwater marshes
Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae Genus: Ardeola
Species - Ardeola idae Madagascar pond-heron - Species - ebird.org Madagascar pond-heron - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Madagascar pond-heron - Herons - heronconservation.org Madagascar pond-heron - Conservation - unep-aewa.org Madagascar pond-heron - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org
Additional Material... Madagascar pond-heron - Images - google.com Madagascar pond-heron - Video - youtube.com Madagascar pond-heron - Conservation - birdlife.org Madagascar pond-heron - Datazone - birdlife.org