Malagasy Pond Heron
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| Malagasy Pond Heron | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Ardeidae |
| Genus: | Ardeola |
| Species: | A. idae |
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| Ardeola idae (Hartlaub, 1860) |
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The Malagasy Pond Heron (Ardeola idae), also known as the Madagascar Pond Heron, is a species of heron in the Ardeidae family. It is found in Angola, Bahamas, Burundi, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mayotte, Mozambique, Rwanda, Réunion, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, rivers, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, estuarine waters, and arable land.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2008). Ardeola idae. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 February 2009. Database entry includes justification for why this species is endangered.
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