Key Facts
Family: Ardeidae
Biometrics:
Length: 80 to 104 cm, Weight: 700 to 1500 g, Wingspan: 140 to 170 cm
Range:
Common sight in Asia, Africa, America and southern Europe and tropical and hot temperate regions of the world. Being partly migratory, they move south in winter
Habitat:
Freshwater and saltwater marshes, ponds, lakes, mud flats, large rivers and flooded fields. They are also found near coasts, in mangroves and mudflats, ricefields and cultivated areas, and usually at low elevation, although they may breed higher according to the range
Clicked at: Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur
