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Striated Heron

Butorides striata

Description:

The Striated Heron (Butorides striata) also known as Mangrove Heron, Little Heron or Green-backed Heron, is a small heron.

Habitat:

Striated Herons are mostly non-migratory and noted for some interesting behavioral traits. Their breeding habitat is small wetlands in the Old World tropics from west Africa to Japan and Australia, and in South America

Notes:

Taken with Nikon D-90 , 70-300mm lens.

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2 Comments

Ronald Lo
Ronald Lo 11 years ago

Again, thanks Jakubko for the ID... :)

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Stellar spotting! Please confirm the ID, I'm not so good at birds.

Ronald Lo
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Ronald Lo

Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

Spotted on Dec 29, 2012
Submitted on Dec 29, 2012

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