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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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Similar to [[White-bellied Heron]] with slightly re-curved bill | Similar to [[White-bellied Heron]] with slightly re-curved bill | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Asia]]: [[China]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]<br /> | [[Asia]]: [[China]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]<br /> | ||
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[[Australasia]], [[Papua New Guinea]], [[New Guinea]], [[Australia]], [[Northern Territory]], [[Queensland]], [[Western Australia]] | [[Australasia]], [[Papua New Guinea]], [[New Guinea]], [[Australia]], [[Northern Territory]], [[Queensland]], [[Western Australia]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
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Not a great deal is known, but they eat mostly fish and shellfish in [[Australia]] and mudskippers in [[Borneo]] | Not a great deal is known, but they eat mostly fish and shellfish in [[Australia]] and mudskippers in [[Borneo]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2014) | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2014) | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Ardea+sumatrana}} | {{GSearch|Ardea+sumatrana}} | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Ardea]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Ardea]] | ||
Revision as of 23:26, 27 December 2016
- Ardea sumatrana
Identification
100–115 cm (39¼-45¼ in)
Similar to White-bellied Heron with slightly re-curved bill
Distribution
Asia: China, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Brunei, Singapore, Philippines, Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Lesser Sundas, West Timor, Moluccas, East Timor
Australasia, Papua New Guinea, New Guinea, Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- A. s. sumatrana:
- South-east Asia, Indonesia, Philippines and New Guinea
- A. s. mathewsae:
- Tropical northern Australia
Habitat
Favours coastal areas.
Behaviour
Diet
Not a great deal is known, but they eat mostly fish and shellfish in Australia and mudskippers in Borneo
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Great-billed Heron. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Great-billed_Heron
