Indian
Pond Heron

Indian Pond Heron

The Indian Pond Heron is an egret-like bird. Bird is earthy brown when at rest, but with white wings, tail and rump prominent in flight. Bird can be seen in singles or loose parties at water-bodies. Diet mainly contains Insects, fish, frogs and crabs.

Paddybird

Regional Names

• Assamese:
  কণামুছৰি
• Bengali:
  দেশি কানিবক
• Bhojpuri:
  अन्हबकुला, अन्हरा बकुला
• Gujarati:
  કાણી બગલી
• Hindi:
  अंधा बगुला
• Kannada:
  ಕೊಳದ ಬಕ
• Malayalam:
  കുളക്കൊക്ക്
• Marathi:
  वंचक, भुरा बगळा, कोक, ढोकरी, खरबा बगळा (कोकण भाग)
• Nepali:
  आसकोटे बकुल्ला
• Oriya:
  କାଣ୍ଟିବଗ
• Sanskrit:
  स्वल्पकंक, अंधबक, कारण्डव
• Tamil:
  குளத்துக் கொக்கு

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