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Little heron on a lily pad Pamplemousses Lily pond, Mauritius Butorides striata,Geotagged,Mauritius,Striated Heron,Water Birds Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Little heron on a lily pad

Pamplemousses Lily pond, Mauritius

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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 Claire Hamilton
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By Claire Hamilton

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Uploaded Oct 22, 2012. Captured May 20, 2007 09:51 in Port louis-Central Flacq Rd, Pamplemousses, Mauritius.
  • Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
  • f/5.0
  • 1/1250s
  • ISO400
  • 168mm