White-bellied Heron
Ardea insignisHume, AO, 1878
English (US) White-bellied Heron
The White-bellied Heron (Ardea insignis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns) in the order Pelecaniformes.
Range: Himalayan foothills (Nepal to northeastern India and Myanmar)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ardea insignis
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered
- English (US)
- White-bellied Heron
- Described by
- Hume, AO, 1878
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Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Hume, AO, 1878
- Type locality
- Sikkim terai, Bhutan duars, etc.
- Original description
- Stray Feathers 6 p.470
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Grey Heron
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Cocoi Heron
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Great Blue Heron
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