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Revision as of 19:00, 5 July 2008
- Egretta picata
Identification
Dark wings, body and crested head, white throat and neck. Immature birds lack the crest as well as the dark colouring.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Habitat
Wetlands and wet grasslands. Lakes and swamps, sewage ponds and farmland, estuaries, mudflats and mangroves.
Behaviour
It feeds on insects and other small aquatic animals. It nests in trees.