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Large Herons & Egrets
   
   

Fig 1 : Grey Heron


Fig 2 : Great-billed Heron


Fig 3 : Purple Heron


Fig 4 : Great Egret


Fig 5 : Great Egret and Little Egret roost


 

Fig 1 :
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Location :
Sungei Buloh, Singapore
Habitat : Mangrove estuary

Fig 2 :
Great-billed Heron
Ardea sumatrana
Location :
Pulau Semakau, Singapore
Habitat : Offshore islet

Fig 3 :
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Location : Lower Peirce, Singapore
Habitat : Freshwater lake
Notes : The fish caught by this Purple Heron is a Common Snakehead (or Aruan).

Fig 4 :
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Location :
Sungei Buloh, Singapore
Habitat : Mangrove estuary

Fig 5 :
Great Egret and Little Egret roost
Ardea alba and Egretta garzetta
Location :
Sungei Buloh, Singapore
Habitat : Mangrove estuary