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Heron Striated heron (Striated Heron, Mangrove Heron or Little Heron) is a type of heron who migrated from North to South. This bird is a protected animal and hunting requires a hunting license. Its scientific name is Butorides striatus. It is quite shy and quiet most of the time. Gray, brownish colored young and clear line on their chests, their feet turned from yellow to reddish. This species is a species Heron (Puchong) most widely spread in Malaysia.<br />
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Nikon D7000<br />
AF NIKKOR<br />
1/640 sec at f/5.6<br />
ISO-100<br />
210mm (70-210mm f/4.0-5.6)<br />
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 Butorides striata,Geotagged,Malaysia,Striated heron Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Heron

Striated heron (Striated Heron, Mangrove Heron or Little Heron) is a type of heron who migrated from North to South. This bird is a protected animal and hunting requires a hunting license. Its scientific name is Butorides striatus. It is quite shy and quiet most of the time. Gray, brownish colored young and clear line on their chests, their feet turned from yellow to reddish. This species is a species Heron (Puchong) most widely spread in Malaysia.

Nikon D7000
AF NIKKOR
1/640 sec at f/5.6
ISO-100
210mm (70-210mm f/4.0-5.6)

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The striated heron is a small heron. Their breeding habitat is small wetlands in the Old World tropics from west Africa to Japan and Australia, and in South America. Vagrants have been recorded on oceanic islands, such as Chuuk and Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marianas and Palau.

Similar species: Pelicans, Herons, Ibises
Species identified by JohnR
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Uploaded Mar 31, 2015. Captured in Persiaran Persekutuan, Presint 13, 62300 Putrajaya, Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya, Malaysia.