Little Heron (Butorides atricapilla)
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About Little Heron (Butorides atricapilla)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Pelicans
- Family: Herons
The little heron is a small heron, about 44 cm tall. It is mostly sedentary and frequents both fresh and salt water habitats. It is found in the Old World tropics from west Africa to Japan and Australia. The little heron was formerly considered to be conspecific with the striated heron.
Visits
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2009-07-23
Hangzhou - Xi Hu, China -
2011-01-06
Lake Awasa, Ethiopia -
2011-01-23
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia -
2012-11-20
Sydney - Millennium Parklands, AustraliaSeen briefly as it flew past. -
2013-01-16
Phong Nha Ke Bang, Vietnam -
2013-01-29
Kratie, Cambodia -
2013-02-02
Pak Thale, Thailand -
2013-11-01
Kalokol, Kenya -
2016-02-29
Danau Dampelas, Indonesia -
2017-01-02
Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda -
2017-01-09
Bigodi Swamp, Uganda -
2017-01-14
Entebbe, Uganda -
2017-11-02
Ifaty, Madagascar -
2017-11-06
Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar -
2017-11-19
Ankarafantsika Nature Reserve, Madagascar -
2017-11-19
Ankarafantsika Nature Reserve, Madagascar -
2017-11-20
Ankarafantsika Nature Reserve, Madagascar -
2017-11-22
Mahajanga, Madagascar -
2022-05-04
Kadavu, Fiji -
2022-05-08
Matei, Fiji -
2023-03-17
Tempasuk Plain, Malaysia -
2023-03-23
Kinabatangan River, Malaysia -
2023-03-24
Kinabatangan River, Malaysia -
2023-03-25
Kinabatangan River, Malaysia -
2024-08-02
Waigeo, Indonesia -
2024-08-04
Waigeo, Indonesia -
2024-08-05
Batanta, Indonesia -
2024-08-06
Mansuar, Indonesia -
2024-08-13
Bali Barat National Park, Indonesia -
2024-08-15
Baluran National Park, Indonesia -
2025-02-08
Tanga, Tanzania -
2025-02-08
Pemba - Ngezi Forest, Tanzania -
2025-02-10
Pemba - Ngezi Forest, Tanzania -
2025-02-14
Stone Town, Tanzania -
2025-08-09
Putrajaya Wetland Park, Malaysia -
2025-08-24
Pulau Sipura, Indonesia -
2025-08-26
Ipoh, Malaysia -
2025-08-30
Penang Botanical Gardens, Malaysia -
2025-09-02
Taman Tasik Taiping, Malaysia
