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Yellow-billed Egret, Boon Tsagaan Nuur, June 2007.
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Yellow-billed Egret, Boon Tsagaan Nuur, June 2007.
Birding Mongolia: June 2007
Yellow-billed Egret, Boon Tsagaan Nuur, June 2007.
Photos © J. Lidster/Sunbird
A non-breeding
Chinese Pond Heron
on 6/8 June. (The bird was initially identified as a pond heron
Ardeola
sp, Indian or Chinese Pond Heron. However, the photo of the sitting bird shows clearly the plain loral area and the plain dark feathers on the lower breast, forming a distinct dark patch on the neck base side. These characters are diagnostic for Chinese Pond Heron and distinguish it from Indian Pond Heron. See Jiguet, F. 2006. Identification of non-breeding Squacco, Indian and Chinese Pond Herons.
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