Fig 1 : Striated Heron
Fig 2 : Black-crowned Night Heron
Fig 3 : Pond Heron - winter plumage
(either Chinese or Javan Pond Heron)
Fig 4 : Chinese Pond Heron - breeding plumage
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Fig 1 :
Striated Heron
Butorides striatus
Location : Parit Jawa, Johor,
Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Coastal mudflats
Fig 2 :
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Location : Yong Peng, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Freshwater pond
Fig 3 :
Pond Heron - winter plumage (either Chinese
Pond Heron or Javan Pond Heron)
Ardeola bacchus or Ardeola speciosa
Location : Neo Tiew, Singapore
Habitat : Muddy, freshwater drainage gully
Fig 4 :
Chinese Pond Heron -
breeding plumage
Ardeola bacchus
Location : Labrador, Singapore
Habitat : Grassland
Fig 5 :
Javan Pond Heron -
breeding plumage
Ardeola speciosa
Location : Laem Pak Bia,
Phetchaburi Province, Thailand.
Habitat : Rice paddy
Note : Photo by Charles Currin,
March 2022
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