{"id":74561,"date":"2025-11-22T13:22:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T07:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=74561"},"modified":"2025-11-22T13:43:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T08:13:52","slug":"indian-pond-heron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/indian-pond-heron\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Pond Heron"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Indian Pond Heron Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recent citizen-science data from Visakhapatnam suggests that pond herons and cattle egrets may be undertaking regular seasonal journeys along the East coast, reviving a 30-year-old mystery from Chennai.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Indian Pond Heron<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Pond Heron or paddybird (Ardeola grayii) is a <\/span><b>small heron<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Old World origins<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">belonging to the <\/span><b>family Ardeidae.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>acquires maroon hair like plumes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on back and a long occipital crest during breeding season.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Appearance<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They appear stocky with a short neck, short thick bill and buff-brown back.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>During the breeding season<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, its plumage <\/span><b>exhibits shades of chestnut<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, while in non-breeding periods, it adopts a more subdued appearance with greyish-brown feathers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Habitat: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It prefers many types of <\/span><b>shallow aquatic habitats<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, fresh of salt, natural or human made.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 It is mainly found in Iran and east to <\/span><b>Pakistan, India, Burma, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Behavior<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>semi-colonial breeders and <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sometimes form communal roosts, often in avenue trees over busy urban areas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are known for their <\/span><b>solitary and secretive nature<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are often <\/span><b>seen standing motionless<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the water\u2019s edge, patiently waiting to ambush their prey.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Diet:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The primary food of these birds includes <\/span><b>crustaceans, aquatic insects<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, fishes, tadpoles and sometimes leeches.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Conservation Status of Indian Pond Heron<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>IUCN Red List:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Least Concern.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Schedule IV.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/energy-and-environment\/citizen-scientists-track-the-pond-herons-mysterious-night-flights-on-indias-east-coast\/article70274216.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian Pond Heron is a small heron of Old World origins belonging to the family Ardeidae. 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