EASTERN REEF-EGRET (dark morph)

Photographed near Sanur beach, Bali October 2016

(see    289)              EASTERN REEF-EGRET (Dark morph)                  Egret sacra  

INDONESIA (Bali)         (88)        

Also known as Pacific Reef-heron. 58 cm. Strictly a coastal egret, found exposed sandy shores and coral reefs, on offshore islands, and on sheltered mudflats. Distribution: East Asia into Australasia: sedentary; widespread and fairly common resident along coasts of all major Indonesian islands and most small islets.