Grey Heron

Description:

"...a long-legged predatory wading bird of the heron family...Standing up to a metre tall, adults weigh from 1 to 2 kg (2.2 to 4.4 lb). They have a white head and neck with a broad black stripe that extends from the eye to the black crest. The body and wings are grey above and the underparts are greyish-white, with some black on the flanks. The long, sharply pointed beak is pinkish-yellow and the legs are brown." (Wiki)

Habitat:

Standing in a tree in the Prek Toal Core Bird Reserve, Tonle Sap Lake, near Siem Reap.

Notes:

The Prek Toal area consists of seasonally inundated freshwater swamp forest with a high botanical diversity. Short tree shrub makes up most of the landscape, forming a dense under story with scattered large trees, which form the vital nesting ground for large water birds. Prek Toal is unmatched throughout South East Asia for the number and populations of endangered water birds it supports through the dry season. Large flocks of cormorants, storks and pelicans are almost guaranteed from January to May, along with herons, egrets and terns." (Sam Veasna Center) Reference: Identification verified by our guide from the Sam Veasna Center (http://samveasna.org/index.html) Reference: Identification verified by our guide from the Sam Veasna Center.