Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides - Crabier chevelu

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Pelecaniformes

  • Family
    :

    Ardéidés

  • Genus
    :

    Ardeola

  • Species
    :

    ralloides

Descriptor

Scopoli, 1769

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 47 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 80 à 92 cm.
  • Weight
    : 250 à 300 g
Longevity

11 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Crabier chevelu
adult plum. breeding
Crabier chevelu
adult plum. post breeding

Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) is a species of bird in the Ardeidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Crabier chevelu,
  • Garcilla cangrejera,
  • papa-ratos-ocidental,
  • Rallenreiher,
  • üstökösgém,
  • Ralreiger,
  • Sgarza ciuffetto,
  • rallhäger,
  • Topphegre,
  • čaplička vlasatá,
  • volavka vlasatá,
  • Tophejre,
  • rääkkähaikara,
  • Ralreier,
  • martinet ros comú,
  • Relluhegri,
  • czapla modronosa,
  • dzeltenais gārnis,
  • čopasta čaplja,
  • Жёлтая цапля,
  • カンムリサギ,
  • 白翅黄池鹭,
  • 黃池鷺,

Voice song and cries

Crabier chevelu
First year

Habitat

Crabier chevelu
adult plum. breeding

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Crabier chevelu
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