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  7. Chinese Pond Heron

BirdUp · Species

Chinese Pond Heron

Ardeola bacchus(Bonaparte, 1855)

Conservation status: Least ConcernOrigin: Vagrant
Order
PELECANIFORMES
Family
Ardeidae
Genus
Ardeola

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
  • Identification
  • Where
  • When

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

Field specs

Wingspan
75 cm

Measurements · avonet · CC BY 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.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun
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  8. Aug
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  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

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02 · Where

Where to find it

Where does the Chinese Pond Heron live in Australia?

The Chinese Pond Heron is found in Australia, recorded across 3 of Australia’s bioregions.

BreedingPAL, OR : Assam (north-east India) and north Myanmar through Russian Far East, Japan and south China

Non-breedingAndaman Is. east to Ryukyu Is. (south Japan) south to Greater Sundas

Distribution from BirdUp Australia community data

Legend

  • Breeding
  • Vagrant

3 regions recorded