- Ardeola idae
Identification
Length 45-48 cm.
Breeding adult: Plumage all white, with long crest and scapular plumes. Blue bill and bare orbital skin, former with dark tip. Red legs.
Nonbreeding adult: Dark brown above; darker above than Squacco Heron, and with broader and darker streaking on the throat and breast.
Distribution
Madagascar, the Seychelles, and Europa Island in the Mozambique Channel.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Freshwater wetlands.
Behaviour
It feeds on fish, insects and small invertebrates.
