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Ardeola speciosa
Small heron, all white wings, sexes alike. Breeding head and neck orange buff grading into chestnut on lower neck and breast
Recent colonist of the Philippines found singly or in flocks in ricefields and marshes. Passive feeder, stands and waits for prey at edge of water. 1 race - speciosa in Mindanao.
Previously mapped in Mindanao regions but this one was my first record in Candaba Swamps, Pampanga, Luzon, Philippines
Spotted on Oct 13, 2011
Submitted on Oct 13, 2011
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