Herons, Bitterns

Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides

The Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) is a 287 g wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It migrates.

Family

Herons, Bitterns

Order

Pelecaniformes

Weight

287 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Migrant

Countries recorded

82

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