BirdUp · Species
Chinese Pond Heron
Ardeola bacchus(Bonaparte, 1855)
At a glance
The Chinese Pond Heron, listed as Least Concern. It is best seen in summer.
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Vagrant
- Best seen
- Summer
- Commonness
- Local
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The Chinese pond heron is an East Asian freshwater bird of the heron family, (Ardeidae). It is one of six species of birds known as "pond herons". It is parapatric with the Indian pond heron to the west and the Javan pond heron to the south, and these three are presumed to form a superspecies. As a group they are variously affiliated with the squacco heron or the Malagasy pond heron. As of mid-2011 there are no published molecular analyses of pond heron interrelationships and osteological data is likewise not analyzed for all relevant comparison taxa.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Chinese Pond Heron?
The Chinese Pond Heron is recorded across its Australian range mainly in January, April, May and December.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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