Ardeola bacchus
Wingspan: 75-90 cm
Weight: 300g
Found: Native to East Asia, this species is mainly seen in Thailand around the dry season
Description: Chinese Pond-Herons have a yellow beak with a black tip, yellow legs, brown upper plumage with white under the wings. During breeding season their plumage will turn a distinctive red and blue colour.
Diet: fish, crabs, insects and smaller amphibians.
Comment: Chinese Pond-Herons are more solitary birds, and prefer to live and travel in groups of no more than 5 or 6. When they do congregate with other birds, they often reside in multi-species groups with other species of heron.
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