Striated Heron

Key Facts

Family: Ardeidae

Biometrics:

Length: 35 to 45 cm, Weight: 125 to 250 g Wingspan: 50 to 60 cm

Range:
Asia, Indian subcontinent, Europe, Africa, Australia and Americas

Habitat:
Wooded water margins, marshes, swamps, mangrove-lined shores, estuaries, margins of rivers, streams, ponds, lakes with thick marginal vegetation, artificial ponds, salt-flats, mudflats, creeks, exposed coral reefs