White-bellied Heron

Ardea insignis

Critically Endangered

The White-bellied Heron is a wetland bird of Himalayan foothill rivers of northeastern India, Bhutan, and Myanmar. 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

White-bellied Heron Range — Resident or seasonal range in Himalayan foothill rivers of northeastern India, Bhutan, and Myanmar

Population

≈ 50-250

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