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Indian Pond-Heron

Ardeola grayii (Sykes, WH 1832)

The Indian pond heron or paddybird is a small heron. It is of Old World origins, breeding in southern Iran and east to the Indian subcontinent, Burma, and Sri Lanka. They are widespread and common but can be easily missed when they stalk prey at the edge of small water-bodies or even when they roost close to human habitations. They are however distinctive when they take off with bright white wings flashing in contrast to the cryptic streaked olive and brown colours of the body. Their camouflage is so excellent that they can be approached closely before they take to flight, a behaviour which has resulted in folk names and beliefs that the birds are short-sighted or blind. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Pelecaniformes
Family:
  Ardeidae
Genus:
   Ardeola
Scientific:
  Ardeola grayii

Original description

Citation:
  (Sykes, WH 1832)

Reference:
   Proc. Comm. Sci. Corres. Zool. Soc. London Part 2 no.23 p.158

Protonym:
  Ardea Grayii

Type locality:
  Dukhun.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12861756

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  E5E0B92FC2C26D6E

Avibase ID:
  avibase-E5E0B92F

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/E5E0B92F

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 174862

Geographic range:

  • Ardeola grayii: Persian Gulf to India, Myanmar, Andaman and Nicobar islands
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Indian Pond-Heron
Catalan:
Martinet ros de l'Índia
Czech:
volavka hnědohřbetá
Danish:
Rishejre
German:
Paddyreiher
Spanish:
Garcilla India
Spanish (Spain):
Garcilla India
Finnish:
intianriisihaikara
French:
Crabier de Gray
Croatian:
indijska čaplja
Hungarian:
indiai üstökösgém
Icelandic:
Tjarnhegri
Italian:
Sgarza indiana
Japanese (romaji):
indoakagashirasagi
Japanese:
インドアカガシラサギ
Lithuanian:
Mangrovinis kūdrinis garnys
Dutch:
Indische Ralreiger
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Mangrovehegre
Norwegian:
Mangrovehegre
Polish:
czapla siodłata
Portuguese:
Papa-ratos-indiano
Portuguese (Portugal):
Papa-ratos-indiano
Russian:
Индийская прудовая цапля
Slovak:
čaplička ryžová
Serbian:
Indijska žuta čaplja
Swedish:
rishäger
Ukrainian:
Чапля індійська
Chinese:
印度池鹭
Chinese (Traditional):
印度池鷺

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
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African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Crabier de Gray ( Ardeola grayii) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Crabier de Gray ( Ardeola grayii) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Oriental Bird Club:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ardeola grayii [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bulgarian: Индийска гривеста чапла
Bengali: দেশি কানিবক, হদচ঱ কাচনফক
Bengali (transliteration): dēśi kānibaka
Catalan: Martinet indi, Martinet ros de l'Índia
Czech: Volavka hnedohrbetá, volavka hnědohřbetá
Welsh: Crëyr pyllau India
Danish: Rishejre
German: Paddy Reiher, Paddyreiher
Greek: Ινδικός Κρυπτοτσικνιάς, Ρυζoτσικvιάς
English: Indian Pond Heron, Indian Pondbird, Indian Pond-Heron, Paddy bird, Paddybird, Pond Heron, Pondbird
English (United Kingdom): Indian Pond Heron
English, HBW: Indian Pond-heron
English (IOC): Indian Pond Heron
English (United States): Indian Pond-Heron
Esperanto: Hinda ardeo, Rizejardeo
Spanish: Garcilla India
Spanish (Spain): Garcilla India
Spanish (HBW): Garcilla india
Estonian: india tiigihaigur
Persian: حواصیل (وِکای) هندی, حواصیل هندی
Finnish: intianriisihaikara, Riisihaikara
French: Crabier de Gray, Héron crabier de Gray, Héron de Gray
Frisian: Rysreager
Irish: Corr locha Indiach
Galician: Garciña da India
Hebrew: אנפית ארז, אנפית סוף הודית
Hindi: Kulattu kokku, Madai kattan
Croatian: indijska čaplja
Hungarian: Indiai tavigém, indiai üstökösgém
Indonesian: Blekok India
Icelandic: Tjarnhegri
Italian: Sgarza indiana
Japanese (romaji): indo aka-gashira sagi, indoakagashirasagi
Japanese: インドアカガシラサギ
Japanese (Kanji): インド赤頭鷺
Mongolian, Halh: шар дэглий
Kazakh: Үндi құтаны
Kirghiz: Индистан жашыл кытаны
Scientific: Ardea Grayii, Ardeola grayii, Ardeola grayii grayii, Ardeola grayii phillipsi
Lithuanian: Indijinis garnelis, Mangrovinis kūdrinis garnys
Latvian: dīķu gārnis
Macedonian: Индиска жолта чапја
Malayalam: കുളക്കൊക്ക്, കുളക്കൊക്ക് 
Mongolian: шар дэглий
Marathi: ढोकरी
Malay: Burung Pucung Bakau, Burung Pucung Danau India, Burung Pucung India
Nepali: आसकोटे बकुल्ला
Dutch: Indische Poelreiger, Indische Ralreiger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Mangrovehegre
Norwegian: Mangrovehegre
Polish: czapla siodlata, czapla siodłata
Pinyin: yìndù chí-lù
Portuguese: Papa-ratos-indiano
Portuguese (Portugal): Papa-ratos-indiano
Rhaeto-Romance: Irun da ris da l’India
Romanian: Stârc indian pestriţ
Russian: Индийская жёлтая цапля, Индийская прудовая цапля, Цапля индийская прудовая
Northern Sami: Indiaruškesháigir
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Kana-koka
Slovak: caplicka ryžová, čaplička ryžová, Volavka ryžová
Slovenian: indijska čopasta čaplja
Serbian: Indijska žuta čaplja
Swedish: Rishäger
Tamil: Kuruttu Kokku
Thai: นกยางกรอกพันธุ์อินเดีย
Thai (Transliteration): nók yaaŋ-kròaak pʰan in-dia
Turkish: Hint alaca balıkçılı
Ukrainian: Чапля індійська
Chinese: 印度池鹭
Chinese (Traditional): 印度池鷺

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