Fig 1 : Little Egret
Fig 2 : Striated Heron
Fig 3 : Black-crowned Night Heron
Fig 4 : Pacific Reef Egret (Pacific Reef
Heron) - dark phase
Fig 5 : Chinese Pond Heron (or Javan
Pond Heron) - winter plumage
Fig 6 : Cattle Egret - summer plumage
Fig 7 : Cattle Egret (winter plumage)
Fig 8 : Cattle Egret (winter plumage)
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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 :
Cattle Egret - summer plumage
Bubulcus ibis
Location : Kranji, Singapore
Habitat : Farmland
Fig 7 :
Cattle Egret (winter plumage) with domestic
Water Buffalo
Bubulcus ibis
Location : Langkawi, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Farmland
Fig 8 :
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.
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