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| − | [[Image:Chinese Pond Heron Breeding Plumage .jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo by {{user|Avian+Seeker|Avian Seeker}}<br /> Singapore, April 2013]] | + | [[Image:Chinese Pond Heron Breeding Plumage .jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo by {{user|Avian+Seeker|Avian Seeker}}<br />[[Singapore]], April 2013]] |
;[[: Category:Ardeola|Ardeola]] bacchus | ;[[: Category:Ardeola|Ardeola]] bacchus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 42 - 52 cm | + | 42 - 52 cm (16½-20½ in) |
* Dark maroon head and upper breast | * Dark maroon head and upper breast | ||
* Rufous crest plumes | * Rufous crest plumes | ||
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Juveniles are Brown, heavily streaked buff and dark brown and have whitish underparts with heavy brown streaking. | Juveniles are Brown, heavily streaked buff and dark brown and have whitish underparts with heavy brown streaking. | ||
====Similar species==== | ====Similar species==== | ||
| + | [[Image:DSCN2646.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Non-breeding plumage<br />Photo by {{user|portnoy58|portnoy58}}<br />Khao Sam Roi Yot, [[Thailand]], October 2010]] | ||
In breeding plumage has darker head and upper breast than [[Javan Pond Heron]] and rufous crest plumes (not whitish buff). Javan Pond Heron is also shorter-winged, smaller-billed and smaller-bodied.<br /> | In breeding plumage has darker head and upper breast than [[Javan Pond Heron]] and rufous crest plumes (not whitish buff). Javan Pond Heron is also shorter-winged, smaller-billed and smaller-bodied.<br /> | ||
In non-breeding plumage has a darker back than [[Squacco Heron]] and lacks any black streaking on head and crest. | In non-breeding plumage has a darker back than [[Squacco Heron]] and lacks any black streaking on head and crest. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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An East [[:Asia|Asian]] bird breeding from north-east [[India]] and [[Burma]] east to southern [[China]] and north to Beijing and [[Japan]]. Has bred in Manchuria. Northern birds are migratory, wintering south to [[Indochina]], [[Malaysia]] and [[Indonesia]] as far as [[Borneo]]. | An East [[:Asia|Asian]] bird breeding from north-east [[India]] and [[Burma]] east to southern [[China]] and north to Beijing and [[Japan]]. Has bred in Manchuria. Northern birds are migratory, wintering south to [[Indochina]], [[Malaysia]] and [[Indonesia]] as far as [[Borneo]]. | ||
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.<br /> | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.<br /> | ||
Forms a [[Dictionary_P-S#S|superspecies]] with [[Javan Pond Heron]], [[Indian Pond Heron]] and probably also [[Madagascar Pond Heron]]. | Forms a [[Dictionary_P-S#S|superspecies]] with [[Javan Pond Heron]], [[Indian Pond Heron]] and probably also [[Madagascar Pond Heron]]. | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Chinese pond heron DSC 2788.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Neil|Neil}}<br />[[Hong Kong]], [[China]], January 2009]] | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Usually freshwater, especially paddyfields, also marshes, riverbanks and lakesides. | + | Usually freshwater, especially paddyfields, also marshes, riverbanks and lakesides, though may also be seen hunting in tidal pools. |
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
The clutch consists of 3-6 bluish-green eggs. | The clutch consists of 3-6 bluish-green eggs. | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | The diet | + | The diet consists of frogs, worms, insects, crustaceans fish and shellfish; they also take small birds on occasion. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015) |
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Ardeola+bacchus}} | + | {{GSearch|Ardeola+bacchus}} |
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| + | {{Video|Chinese_Pond_Heron}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Ardeola]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Ardeola]] [[Category:Videos]] |
Revision as of 23:14, 28 July 2015
- Ardeola bacchus
Identification
42 - 52 cm (16½-20½ in)
- Dark maroon head and upper breast
- Rufous crest plumes
- Longish black plumes on back, extending beyond tail
- White wings, throat, belly and rest of upperparts
- Longish dark grey plumes on pectoral Region
- Yellow legs, becoming pinkish red in breeding season
- Yellow bill with bluish base and black tip in breeding season
- Golden-yellow eye and greenish yellow facial skin
Sexes similar. Females have a paler foreneck, shorter plumes and browner scapulars and tertials.
Non-breeding adults are very similar to Indian Pond Heron and Javan Pond Heron, but they have darker backs and tips to primaries.
Juveniles are Brown, heavily streaked buff and dark brown and have whitish underparts with heavy brown streaking.
Similar species
In breeding plumage has darker head and upper breast than Javan Pond Heron and rufous crest plumes (not whitish buff). Javan Pond Heron is also shorter-winged, smaller-billed and smaller-bodied.
In non-breeding plumage has a darker back than Squacco Heron and lacks any black streaking on head and crest.
Distribution
An East Asian bird breeding from north-east India and Burma east to southern China and north to Beijing and Japan. Has bred in Manchuria. Northern birds are migratory, wintering south to Indochina, Malaysia and Indonesia as far as Borneo.
Recorded in the Western Palearctic only in Norway in autumn 1973 and an adult in summer plumage at Hortobagy in Hungary in August 2000. The origins of these birds are unknown but the Norwegian specimen has been accepted as a wild bird. The Hungarian bird will probably also be accepted as this species is not widely kept in captivity and it appeared after a spell of hot weather with strong easterly winds, ideal for Asian vagrants.
Also accidental vagrant to St. Paul Island, Alaska.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Forms a superspecies with Javan Pond Heron, Indian Pond Heron and probably also Madagascar Pond Heron.
Habitat
Usually freshwater, especially paddyfields, also marshes, riverbanks and lakesides, though may also be seen hunting in tidal pools.
Behaviour
Breeding
The clutch consists of 3-6 bluish-green eggs.
Diet
The diet consists of frogs, worms, insects, crustaceans fish and shellfish; they also take small birds on occasion.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chinese Pond Heron. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 22 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chinese_Pond_Heron
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