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Ardeola bacchus
Also known as: Chinese Pond Heron
Basic stats
Diet
Fish, insects, frogs
Habitat
Rice paddies, ponds, wetlands
Range
East Asia, winters through Southeast Asia
Clutch size
3–5 eggs
Incubation period
About 21 days
Size
Medium (45–52cm)
Wingspan
~80–90cm
Weight
~250–300g
A stocky, well-camouflaged heron that appears mostly white in flight but shows streaky brown plumage at rest, blending easily into muddy paddy fields.
A regular non-breeding winter visitor to Borneo from its East Asian breeding range, standing motionless at pond and paddy edges while waiting to strike at prey.
