>> GENERAL >>>>>
– small egret, considerably smaller and stockier than Little Egret
– nocturnal/diurnal migrant
– migrates singly or in small to medium flocks in loose formation
>> VISUAL ID >>>>>
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides ssp., IMM
BIF0760, 07/01/2015, Hawassa, Ethopia, Mathias Putze
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides ssp., AD NBREED
BIF0761, 06/01/2015, Hawassa, Ethopia, Mathias Putze
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides spp., AD NBREED
BIF0762, 06/01/2015, Hawassa, Ethopia, Mathias Putze
Squacco Heron Ardeola r. ralloides, AD BREED
BIF0639, 30/06/2010, Kiskunsági, Hungary, Mathias Putze
Squacco Heron Ardeola r. ralloides, AD BREED
BIF0640, 30/06/2010, Kiskunsági, Hungary, Mathias Putze
Squacco Heron Ardeola r. ralloides, AD BREED
BIF0641, 29/06/2010, Kiskunsági, Hungary, Mathias Putze
Squacco Heron Ardeola r. ralloides, AD BREED
BIF0642, 29/06/2010, Kiskunsági, Hungary, Mathias Putze
>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>>
calls in flight not yet sound recorded
>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>>
Cattle Egret
Black-crowned Night Heron
Little Egret
Indian Pond Heron
Chinese Pond Heron
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