Medium egret / Mittelreiher (Ardea intermedia)

Could be a medium egret aka intermedian egret aka median egret with orange bill but dark legs but could also be a great egret, which we saw a lot. 2024-02-22 11:59:32 Asia NIKON D5600 ISO 400
Exposure 1/2000
Classification: Genus Great herons (Ardea); Family Herons (Ardeidae)
General: The medium egret (Ardea intermedia), median egret, smaller egret or intermediate egret, is a medium-sized heron. Some taxonomists put the species in the genus Egretta or Mesophoyx. It is a resident breeder in southern and eastern Asia. [more]

Song: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording.
Song attributes: Frequency:
XC460203 - Intermediate Egret - Ardea intermedia - call - Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India.
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Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording.

Call attributes: song Frequency: ,
Only documented observation: 2024-02-22