Pond Heron

Key Facts

Family: Ardeidae

Biometrics:
Length: 40 to 45 cm, Weight: 230 to 275 g, Wingspan: 75 to 90 cm

Range:
Indian subcontinent - Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Maldives and Sri Lanka, Persian Gulf - Iran, Oman and the United Arab Emirates, Indian Islands, Seychelles, Malay Peninsula, Thailand and Vietnam

Habitat:
Ponds, pools, marshes, rivers, streams, tidal flats, flooded grasslands, paddy fields, canals