Species profile
Chinese Pond Heron
Ardeola bacchus
Quick answer
Lowlands of s Asia; winters to Greater Sundas
- Scientific name
- Ardeola bacchus
- Family
- Ardeidae
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Genus
- Ardeola
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Chinese Pond Heron in your journal
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