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Fig 1 :
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Location : Sungei Buloh, Singapore
Habitat : Abandoned prawn pond

Fig 2 :
Striated Heron
Butorides striatus
Location : Parit Jawa, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Coastal mudflats

Fig 3 :
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Location : Yong Peng, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Freshwater pond

Fig 4 :
Pacific Reef Egret (Pacific Reef Heron) - dark phase
Egretta sacra
Location : Krabi, Southern Thailand
Habitat : Rocky shore

Fig 5 :
Chinese Pond Heron (or Javan Pond Heron) - winter plumage
Ardeola bacchus (or Ardeola speciosa)
Location : Neo Tiew, Singapore
Habitat : Muddy, freshwater drainage gully

Fig 6 :
Chinese Pond Heron - breeding plumage
Ardeola bacchus
Location : Labrador, Singapore
Habitat : Grassland

Fig 7 :
Cattle Egret - summer plumage
Bubulcus ibis
Location : Kranji, Singapore
Habitat : Farmland

Fig 8 :
Cattle Egret (winter plumage) with domestic Water Buffalo
Bubulcus ibis
Location : Langkawi, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Farmland

Fig 9 :
Cattle Egret - winter plumage
Bubulcus ibis
Location : Byram, Penang, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : At margin of freshwater canal, near mangrove.
Notes : Part of a flock of around 200 birds.