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Ardeola rufiventris

Photo by mkrijger
Masai Mara, Kenya.

[edit] Identification

Sexes are similar. Females have a whitish streak on the chin and foreneck.

[edit] Distribution

Africa; between the equator and 30°S.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.

[edit] Habitat

Flooded grasslands, reedbeds, lakesides and riverbanks.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes fish, frogs, crustaceans and aquatic insects and worms.

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