The little heron, with 20 subspecies, is a new species as of 2023 when it was broken off from the striated heron. I saw one at Keoladeo NP near Bharatpur, India on November 26, 2025.
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| Illustration from Birds of the World. |
The plumage is quite variable, even within the same subspecies. Adults have blue-gray back and wings, white underparts, a black cap, short yellow legs and a dark line that extends from the bill to under the eye. I saw ssp. javanica which is found in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka to Thailand, the Philippines, and the Greater Sunda Islands and Sulawesi which are in Indonesia.
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| Range from Birds of the World. |
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