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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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[[Asia]]: [[China]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]<br />
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Southeast Asia: [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Borneo]],  [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Brunei]], [[Singapore]], [[Philippines]], [[Borneo]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], [[Sulawesi]], [[Lesser Sundas]], [[West Timor]], [[Moluccas]], [[East Timor]]<br />
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[[Australasia]], [[Papua New Guinea]], [[New Guinea]], [[Australia]], [[Northern Territory]], [[Queensland]], [[Western Australia]]
 
==Taxonomy==
 
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====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>====
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*''A. s. sumatrana'':
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:*South-east [[Asia]], [[Indonesia]], [[Philippines]] and [[New Guinea]]
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*''A. s. mathewsae'':
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:*Tropical northern [[Australia]]
 
==Habitat==
 
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Favours coastal areas.
 
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Avibase
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Ardea sumatrana
Photo by chiemomo
Photographed: Daintree, North Queensland

Identification

Distribution

Asia: China, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Brunei, Singapore, Philippines, Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Lesser Sundas, West Timor, Moluccas, East Timor
Australasia, Papua New Guinea, New Guinea, Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Taxonomy

Subspecies[1]

  • A. s. sumatrana:
  • A. s. mathewsae:

Habitat

Favours coastal areas.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Avibase

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External Links

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