Species profile
Madagascar Pond-Heron
Ardeola idae
Quick answer
Madagascar and Aldabra; post-breeding dispersal to c Africa
- Scientific name
- Ardeola idae
- Family
- Ardeidae
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Genus
- Ardeola
- Conservation status
- Endangered
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