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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 :
Purple Heron - immature
Ardea purpurea
Location : Neo Tiew, Singapore
Habitat : Freshwater lake
Fig 5 :
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Location : Sungei Buloh, Singapore
Habitat : Mangrove estuary
Fig 6 :
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Location : Laem Pak Bia, Phetchaburi, Thailand
Habitat : Coastal wetlands
Notes : Male in breeding plumage, and with typical green skin patch behind
its bill, makes a courtship display. Photo by Charles Currin,
April 2022.
Fig 7 :
Intermediate Egret
Ardea intermedia
Location : Sungai Balang, Johor,
Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Rice fields
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