Squacco heron | |
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Ariège, France | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Pelecaniformes |
Family: | Ardeidae |
Genus: | Ardeola |
Species: | A. ralloides
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Binomial name | |
Ardeola ralloides (Scopoli, 1769)
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Range of A. ralloides Breeding range Year-round range Wintering range
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The squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides) is a small heron, 44–47 cm (17+1⁄2–18+1⁄2 in) long, of which the body is 20–23 cm (8–9 in), with 80–92 cm (31+1⁄2–36 in) wingspan.[2] It is of Old World origins, breeding in southern Europe and the Greater Middle East.
BWP
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