Scientific Name: Butorides striata
Malay Name: Pucung-Bakau Biasa
Chinese Name: 绿鹭
Alternative Name(s): Little Heron
Range: Found from South America, Australia, Africa, Indian subcontinent, southern China, Japan, Korea to Southeast Asia with some northern populations winter to the south.
Taxonomy: Polytypic. Subspecies are: striata, atricapilla, brevipes, crawfordi, rhizophorae, rutenbergi, degens, albolimbata, amurensis, actophila, javanica, spodiogaster, steini, moluccarum, papuensis, idenburgi, flyensis, stagnatilis, macrorhyncha, solomonensis, patruelis.
Local Subspecies: javanica
Size: 40-48 cm
Identification: Adult has mostly slaty grey plumage with blackish crown and long black nape-plumes, blackish bill with yellow base at lower mandible and yellowish-orange legs. Juvenile resembles Black-crowned Night Heron but has darker brown overall plumage, dark brownish crown and longer and slimmer bill.
Similar looking species: Black-crowned Night Heron
Habitat: Marshes, mangroves, waterbodies near parks/gardens and coastal areas.
Behaviour/Ecology:
Local Status: Common resident
Conservation Status: Least Concern (BirdLife International 2022 Butorides striata)
Location: Sungei Buloh, Singapore Botanic Gardens, Pasir Ris Park, Lorong Halus, West Coast Park, Jurong Eco Garden, Jurong Lake Park, Pulau Ubin and any suitable patch of habitat.
- Local extinctions of Singapore birds (Science)
- Checklist Revision for June 2023 (Revisions)
Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page
Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link
Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link
eBird Species page: eBird (Striated Heron)
References:
BirdLife International 2022. Butorides striata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.. Accessed on 1 January 2023
Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.
RECOMMENDED CITATION
Bird Society of Singapore. (n.d.). Striated Heron. Retrieved on November 17, 2024 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/striated-heron.