Friday, October 21, 2016

STRIATED HERON

Photographed in north-west Bali October 2016          
(see   106)              STRIATED HERON                Butorides striatus 

INDONESIA (Bali)         (58)      

Also known as Little Heron. 45 cm. Adaptable and successful heron usually found on tidal mudflats, in mangroves, on coral reefs and exposed beaches; can alsonbe found far inland around lakes and large rivers. Distribution: Tropics worldwide; partly migratory; widespread and common resident throughout Indonesia.


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