Rufous-bellied Heron

Ardeola rufiventris

Least Concern

The Rufous-bellied Heron is a wetland bird of wetlands, rivers, marshes, and coasts across the species' range. 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

Rufous-bellied Heron Range — Resident or seasonal range in wetlands, rivers, marshes, and coasts across the species' range

Population

≈ Unknown

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