11 November 2008

My first Pond Heron this season - Ardeola sp

This is the first record shot of Pond Heron at my backyard, this season.
Pond Heron
There are three Pond Heron species in Malaysia;-
1. Chinese Pond-Heron (Ardeola bacchus) - Migrant
2. Indian Pond-Heron (Ardeola grayii) - Vagrant
3. Javan Pond-Heron (Ardeola speciosa) - Vagrant
With this non-breeding plumage, we can't differentiate it.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Very neat! Never seen a Pond Heron before! It looks a bit like our Green Heron!
Cheers, Klaus

Jordan Sitorus said...

Nice backyard err..bird sanctuary!

Teena in Toronto said...

Great shot!

Happy blogoversary!