YELLOW BITTERN

Photographed in central Bali October 2016

(866)              YELLOW BITTERN                    Ixobrychus sinensis  

INDONESIA (Bali)         (87)        

Usually found in large expanses of overgrown freshwater swamplands, often near the coast; sometimes seen in tidal mangroves and less often in short paddy fields; prefers tall, dense marsh and riverside vegetation, where it stalks aquatic invertebrates and tiny fish. 38 cm. Oriental region east in Australasia; partly migratory; resident on Sumatra; locally common winter visitor and possibly resident throughout much of Indonesia.

CINNAMON BITTERN

Photographed in central Bali October 2016

(865)             CINNAMON BITTERN                   Ixobrychus cinnamomeus  

INDONESIA (Bali)         (86)        

The most common bittern throughout western Indonesia; freshwater wetlands; moves readily into wet paddy fields and flooded grasslands; seen less often in brackish or tidal areas. 41 cm. Oriental region east into Wallacea; partly migratory; common resident and a possible winter visitor throughout the Sunda subregion and on Sulawesi; uncommon in parts of Nusa Tenggara.

BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON

Photographed in central Bali October 2016

(864)              BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON                    Nycticorax nycticorax  

INDONESIA (Bali)         (85)        

Nocturnal and crepuscular; feeds in freshwater ponds and marshes. 61 cm. Worldwide except Australasia: part migratory; generally uncommon resident on Java, Sumatra, Bali, south Kalimantan and Sulawesi.

COMMON MOORHEN

Photographed in central Bali October 2016

(863)              COMMON MOORHEN                   Gallinule chloropus 

INDONESIA (Bali)         (84)        

Only found in freshwater wetlands, large marshes and small ponds. 33 cms. Distribution: worldwide except Australasia; partly migratory; locally very common resident inSumatra, south Kalimantan, Java, Bali, Sulawesi, Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores and Sumba.