Malagasy Pond Heron
Ardeola idae(Hartlaub, KJG, 1860)
English (US) Malagasy Pond Heron
The Malagasy Pond Heron (Ardeola idae) 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: Madagascar and Aldabra; post-breeding dispersal to central AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ardeola idae
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Malagasy Pond Heron
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1860)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Ardea Idae
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1860)
- Type locality
- east coast of Madagascar.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 8, no.45 p.167
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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