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Squacco Heron
Ralreier · Ardeola ralloides
A small, secretive heron that looks plain creamy-buff while hunched at the water's edge, then transforms into a flash of white as it opens its wings to fly. It waits motionless over shallow water for frogs, fish and insects. Patience is its trick: it can stand frozen for ages.
Log your Squacco Heron sighting — free →How to identify it
A small buffy, hunched heron that looks dull on the ground but flashes startling white wings the instant it flies.
Where to see it in Kruger
Skulks at the edges of reedy pans, dams and quiet river backwaters.
Did you know
It seems to vanish when it lands because its white wings fold away and only the dull buff body shows.
Often confused with
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