Birds

1. Herons

2. Malayan Night Heron
The Malayan night heron has been
found in India, Sri
Lanka, Brunei, Nepal, Bangladesh,
Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam
, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Chi
na, Indonesia,
the Philippines, Taiwan and Japan. It
is a vagrant in Christmas
Island and Palau.[1] Its range size is
estimated at 1,240,000 km2.[1] This
bird occurs in forests, streams, and
marshes.[

3. Black Crowned Night
Heron
The black-crowned night
heron (Nycticorax nycticorax),
commonly shortened to just night
heron in Eurasia, is a medium-
sized heronfound throughout a
large part of the world, except in
the coldest regions and Australasia
(where it is replaced by the closely
related rufous night heron, with
which it has hybridized in the area
of contact).

4. Indian Pond Heron
The Indian pond
heron or paddybird (Ardeola grayii) is a
small heron. It is of Old World origins,
breeding in southern Iran and east
to Pakistan, India, Burma, Bangladesh 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.

5. Chinese Pond Heron
It is one of six species of birds known as
"pond herons" (genus Ardeola). It
is parapatric (or nearly so) with
the Indian pond heron (A. grayii) to the
west and the Javan pond heron (A.
speciosa) to the south, and these three
are presumed to form a superspecies.
As a group they are variously affiliated
with the squacco heron (A. ralloides) or
the Malagasy pond heron (A. idae). As
of mid-2011 there are no published
molecular analyses of pond heron
interrelationships[2] and osteological dat
a is likewise not analyzed for all relevant
comparison taxa

6. Grey Heron
The grey heron is a long-
legged predatory wading
bird of the heron family,
Ardeidae, native
throughout temperate
Europe and Asia and also
parts of Africa

7. White Bellied Heron
The white-bellied heron (Ardea insignis),
also known as the imperial heron or great
white-bellied heron, is a species of
large heronfound in the foothills of the
eastern Himalayas in India,
northeastern Bangladesh, Burma and Bhutan
.[2] Additionally, there are records
from Nepal. It is mostly dark grey with a
white throat and underparts. This heron is
mostly solitary and is found on undisturbed
riverside or wetland habitats. The global
population has declined and the species is
threatened by disturbance and habitat
degradation. The species is currently listed
as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.

8. Striated Heron
The striated heron also
known as mangrove heron,
little heron or green-backed
heron, is a small heron.
Striated herons are mostly
non-migratory and noted for
some interesting behavioral
traits

9. Goliath Heron
The Goliath heron, also
known as the giant
heron, is a very large
wading bird of the heron
family, Ardeidae. It is
found in sub-Saharan
Africa, with smaller
numbers in Southwest
and South Asia.

10. Purple Heron
The purple heron is a
wide ranging species of
wading bird in the heron
family, Ardeidae. The
scientific name comes
from Latin ardea "heron",
and purpureus, "coloured
purple