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Little Heron
Butorides atricapilla
26 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Striated HeronButorides striata
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Green HeronButorides virescens
Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
Purple HeronArdea purpurea
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Australia | 2,139 |
|---|---|
| Singapore | 1,673 |
| Queensland | 1,286 |
| Thailand | 890 |
| Malaysia | 761 |
| New South Wales | 681 |
| India | 585 |
| Bangkok | 511 |
| China | 467 |
| NORTH REGION | 405 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Shrub nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in shrubs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Platform nestingListed by a harvested source as building platform nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Bamboo nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in bamboo.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Pelicans, Herons, and Allies · Pelecaniformes |
| Family | Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns · Ardeidae |
| Genus | Green-backed Herons · Butorides |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Little Heron with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.