{"id":80921,"date":"2026-05-08T11:10:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T05:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=80921"},"modified":"2026-05-08T11:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T06:18:14","slug":"white-bellied-heron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/white-bellied-heron\/","title":{"rendered":"White-Bellied Heron"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>White-Bellied Heron Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A recently submitted proposal for Arunachal Pradesh\u2019s Kalai-II hydel project skips mentioning the habitat of the critically endangered White-Bellied Heron.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About White-Bellied Heron<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The white-bellied heron (Ardea insignis ) is a large heron species. It is the second largest living species of heron.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Other Names:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is also known as the <\/span><b>imperial heron or great white-bellied heron.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It inhabits the <\/span><b>wetlands of tropical and subtropical forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the foothills of the eastern Himalayas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is mainly living in the foothills of the <\/span><b>eastern Himalayas in northeast India and Bhutan to northern Myanmar.<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Morphological Adaptations<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a slightly longer neck and compact body with shorter legs and extensive toes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The extra elongated, <\/span><b>flexible neck with razorsharp serrated bill<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> allows them to catch fish far in deep waters.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Diet:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It prefers free-flowing riverine habitats with low disturbance, and predominantly <\/span><b>depends on fish found in the river rapids.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Biological Role:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Its presence in our ecosystem indicates the health of the rivers, the environment, the fish population, and water quality.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threats:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is threatened by <\/span><b>habitat loss, increasing disturbance and habitat degradation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> due to conversion of wetlands for agriculture and expansion of settlements.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Conservation Status of White-Bellied Heron<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>IUCN Red List:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Critically Endangered<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wildlife-protection-act\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wildlife Protection Act 1972<\/a>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Schedule-I.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/proposal-for-arunachals-kalai-ii-hydel-project-skips-mentioning-endangered-bird-habitat-10678510\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White-Bellied Heron inhabits the wetlands of tropical and subtropical forests in the foothills of the eastern Himalayas. 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