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Pond Herons
Ardeola
Pond herons (Ardeola) are herons, typically 40–50 cm (16–20 in) long with an 80–100 cm (31–39 in) wingspan. Most breed in the tropical Old World, but the migratory squacco heron occurs in southern Europe and the Middle East and winters in Africa. The scientific name comes from Latin ardeola, a small heron (ardea).
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species
Indian Pond-Heron
speciesArdeola grayii
Squacco Heron
speciesArdeola ralloides
Chinese Pond-Heron
speciesArdeola bacchus
Javan Pond-Heron
speciesArdeola speciosa
Rufous-bellied Heron
speciesArdeola rufiventris
Madagascar Pond-Heron
speciesArdeola idae
Ardeola bacchus × grayii
hybridArdeola bacchus × grayii
Ardeola bacchus × speciosa
hybridArdeola bacchus × speciosa
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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Every page naming Ardeola in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 4989.