Javan Pond Heron
Ardeola speciosa
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicans, Herons, Ibises, and Allies)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusArdeola (Pond Herons)
- SpeciesArdeola speciosa (Javan Pond Heron)
About the Javan Pond Heron
The Javan pond heron (Ardeola speciosa) is a wading bird of the heron family, found in shallow fresh and salt-water wetlands in Southeast Asia. Its diet comprises insects, fish, and crabs. The Javan pond heron is typically 45 cm long with white wings, a yellow bill with a black tip, yellow eyes and legs. Its overall colour is orange, slaty and white during mating season, and brown and flecked with white out of the mating season. The non-breeding plumage is similar to that of the Chinese and Indian pond herons and is virtually indistinguishable in the field. It breeds from June to September. It is migratory.
Widespread throughout its large range, the Javan pond heron is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. BirdLife Species Factsheet Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Javan Pond Heron in Khao Sok National Park
LIVEiNaturalistClosest Relatives at Khao Sok National Park
Chinese Pond Heron
Ardeola bacchus
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Pacific Reef Heron
Egretta sacra
Malayan Night Heron
Gorsachius melanolophus
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 9 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |