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Green-backed Herons

Butorides atricapilla

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Ardeidae

The little heron (Butorides atricapilla) is a small heron, about 44 cm tall. It is mostly sedentary and frequents both fresh and salt water habitats. It is found in the Old World tropics from west Africa to Japan and Australia.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog