Chinese Pond-Heron

Ardeola bacchus

Least Concern

The Chinese Pond-Heron is a wetland bird of China and East Asia. It feeds in shallow water, mud, reeds, or wet grassland on fish, frogs, crustaceans, insects, or other small animals, using patient stalking, probing, sweeping, or quick strikes depending on its bill shape.

Family

Ardeidae

Group

Herons, Ibis, and Allies

Range

Chinese Pond-Heron Range — Resident or seasonal range in China and East Asia

Population

≈ 500K–5M

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