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Indian Pond Heron

Ardeola grayii

Photo by SaswatMishra
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Description:

The Indian pond heron or paddybird is a small heron. It is of Old World origins, breeding in southern Iran and east to Pakistan, India, Burma, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Its very common near marshes and mangroves.

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