Summary ²

"A very small Heron, the commonest of its family in India, found by every piece of water ; it escapes notice by its dingy coloration until it springs to life with a flash of white wings."

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Arthur Chapman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3191/3011976597_150f909428_o.jpg
2. (c) India Biodiversity Portal, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/26325491

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• VertNet
• Xeno-canto

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(c) Discover Life and original sources, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)

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