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Little Heron


Little Heron
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Copyright: Ang Hwee Yong (Meerkat) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 17 W: 0 N: 615] (3231)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07-03
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D300, Nikon AF-S 70-200/f2.8 IF-ED/VR+TC20EII, Nikon 77mm Neutral Color
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/1000 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-09-19 5:21
Viewed: 166
Points: 2
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Little Heron
Butorides striatus

Main features: Small (40-46cm); greenish-grey; neck short; black crown with long black crest; underparts paler grey; bill black; legs and toes pale yellow/ orange; facial skin greenish. Genders look alike.

Juvenile: Generally duller; upperparts dark brown; white spots on wings; throat, neck and breast white streaked brown; legs dull green.

In flight: Wings appear all dark; toes project well beyond tail.

Call: A quiet bird. Its call described as a harsh single ke-yow or chauk when flushed into flight; a raspy kitch-itch-itch; a loud kweak..kee-kee-kee.

Similar birds:
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax): Although they have a similar hunched over profile, the Little Heron is smaller and dirtier looking.

Status in Singapore: The most common and widespread resident heron. Also a rare winter visitor (A. s. amurensis). Throughout the island including North and South offshore islands.

World distribution: Old World tropics and subtropics including Australia, except Europe.

Classification: Family Ardeidae. World 65 species, Singapore 17 species. There are several subspecies of this heron, the local subspecies is A. s. javanicus.

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Interesting moment to capture this bird.Good picture.Cheers.Alin.

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