Chinese Pond Heron
Ardeola bacchus(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1855)
English (US) Chinese Pond Heron
The Chinese Pond Heron (Ardeola bacchus) 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: lowlands of southern Asia; winters to Greater SundasRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ardeola bacchus
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Chinese Pond Heron
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1855)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Buphus bacchus
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1855)
- Type locality
- Malay Peninsula.
- Original description
- Conspectus generum avium 2 p.127
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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