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Javan Pond-Heron

Ardeola speciosa

The Javan Pond-Heron is a beautiful bird that loves to live near water. It has a special way of changing colors depending on the season, making it look different throughout the year!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Javan Pond-Heron has a remarkable plumage change. In breeding season, it sports a striking white body, a golden-buff head and neck, and a contrasting chestnut-maroon back. Outside breeding, it appears drabber, with a brown-streaked head and neck on a whitish body, blending into its watery surroundings. Its yellow legs remain constant.

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Javan Pond-Heron
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Javan Pond-Heron

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Baby Javan Pond-Herons are called "chicks" and are born without feathers.

Their sharp, pointed bill is like a perfect set of chopsticks for grabbing food!

These clever birds sometimes forage on floating vegetation like water hyacinths.

They often nest in colonies high in trees, even above busy streets!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Disappearing Act

Javan Pond-Herons can change their feather colors dramatically for camouflage or to attract a mate, helping them blend in or stand out.

Fähigkeit

Stillness Hunter

Javan Pond-Herons can stand perfectly still for long periods, which helps them surprise unsuspecting fish and insects in the water.

Fähigkeit

Flexible Fisher

Javan Pond-Herons have an incredibly flexible neck that allows them to strike quickly and accurately at fast-moving prey.

Maße und Details

Länge
40-45 cm
Flügelspannweite
75-85 cm
Gewicht
0.25-0.35 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-10 Jahre
Top Speed
35 km/h
Gelegegröße
2-5
Brutzeit
18-20 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

They mainly eat small aquatic creatures like fish and insects, using their sharp beak to catch them.

Hauptnahrung

  • small fish
  • aquatic insects
  • frogs
  • tadpoles
  • crabs
  • shrimp

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Guppy

Poecilia reticulata

a common small fish found in its wetland habitats.

hunts

Wandering Glider

Pantala flavescens

catches adult dragonflies and their larvae in flight or water.

hunts

Paddy Frog

Fejervarya limnocharis

preys on these common frogs found in rice paddies.

eaten by

White-bellied Sea-Eagle

Haliaeetus leucogaster

larger raptors may occasionally prey on adult or juvenile herons.

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Sammlungen

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Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch birds from a distance and don't try to touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Javan Pond-Heron?

40-45 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Javan Pond-Heron?

75-85 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Javan Pond-Heron?

0.25-0.35 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Javan Pond-Heron?

5-10 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Javan Pond-Heron?

35 km/h

Was frisst Javan Pond-Heron?

They mainly eat small aquatic creatures like fish and insects, using their sharp beak to catch them.

Wo findet man Javan Pond-Heron normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Javan Pond-Heron?

Ambush

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