Rufous-bellied Heron

Picture of the Rufous-bellied Heron has been licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike.
Original source: originally posted to Flickr as Rufous-bellied Heron (Ardeola rufiventris)
Author: Lip Kee YapPermission(Reusing this file)This image, which was originally posted to Flickr.com, was uploaded to Commons using Flickr upload bot on 23:52, 19 November 2008 (UTC) by JerryFriedman (talk). On that date it was licensed under the license below. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.You are free:to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work

The Rufous-bellied Heron is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Rufous-bellied Heron (Ardeola rufiventris) is a species of heron in the Ardeidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. References - * BirdLife International (2008). Ardeola rufiventris. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 February 2009. More

Rufous-bellied Heron Ardeola rufiventris WT21933 WT22205 WT22206 Popa Falls, Namibia; Apr 2007 Rundu, Namibia; Apr 2007 (2) home family list next species back to heron list More

Bibliography used on the Rufous-bellied Heron (Ardeola rufiventris) in the Birds in the Zoo. More

The Rufous-bellied Heron (Ardeola rufiventris) in the Birds. More

also a picture of the Rufous-bellied Heron on page 577. The Rufous-bellied Heron belongs to the family of birds classified as Ardeidae. The Robert's 7 Latin name for Rufous-bellied Heron has changed from Butorides rufiventris in Robert's 6 to Ardeola rufiventris The map of the Kruger you see on this page shows the areas (coloured orange) where this bird has been identified. More

Rufous-bellied Heron Rufous-bellied Heron (Ardeola rufiventris) Botswana - Okavango Delta - February 2009Photo no. 11295 (Category B) e-CardSend this photo like e-Card PublishBuy/Publish this photo - Rufous-bellied Heron : Length aprox. More

Rufous-bellied Heron Ardeola rufiventris = * Home Expand Log in Menu item Register Menu item Log out Menu item Change login details Menu item Why register? Expand UK & Ireland Menu item Birding sites More

Rufous-bellied Heron, Ardeola rufiventris Ardeidae (HERONS, EGRETS & BITTERNS) Rufous-bellied Heron, Ardeola rufiventris This photo was taken in: Botswana This photo was taken with: Canon EOS 10D Digital Camera with Canon 400mm, f/4, DO, IS, USM Lens with 1. More

Rufous-bellied Heron Ardeola rufiventris = Described by: Sundevall (1851) Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors Old scientific name(s): Erythrocnus rufiventris, Butorides rufiventris Photographs Kenya - Dec, 2005 More

Rufous-bellied Heron Ardeola rufiventris = Uganda - Mar, 2006 More

Rufous-bellied Heron Ardeola rufiventris 2009 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Least Concern Justification This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence 30% decline over ten years or three generations). More

* Rufous-bellied Heron Ardeola rufiventris * Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis * Striated Heron Butorides striata * Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax * White-backed Night-Heron Gorsachius leuconotus * Dwarf Bittern Ixobrychus sturmii * Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris Hammerkop - Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Scopidae The Hammerkop is a medium-sized bird with a long shaggy crest. More

* Rufous-bellied Heron Ardeola rufiventris Genus Bubulcus * Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Genus Egretta * Little Egret Egretta garzetta * Snowy Egret Egretta thula * Great Egret or Great White Egret, Egretta alba * Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens * Pied Heron Egretta picata * Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula * More

Rufous-bellied Heron The Rufous-bellied Heron (Ardeola rufiventris) is a species of heron in the Ardeidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. See more at Wikipedia.org... More

Rufous-bellied Heron Ardeola rufiventris Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Striated Heron Butorides striatus Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Hamerkop Scopus umbretta Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus Black Stork Ciconia nigra Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash African Spoonbill Platalea alba Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor More

Rufous-bellied Heron, Ardeola rufiventris * Genus Bubulcus * Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis or Ardea ibis * Genus Proardea (fossil) * Genus Ardea * Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodiasGreat Blue Heron, Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias * Grey Heron, Ardea cinerea More

Order : Ciconiiformes
Family : Ardeidae
Genus : Ardeola
Species : rufiventris
Authority : (Sundevall, 1851)