Egretta intermedia Wagler, 1829

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Barcode data: Egretta intermedia:

The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.


There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank.

Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species.

See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen.

Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.

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VOICE: A quiet bird. Described as a deep kroa-kr when taking off.

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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Egretta intermedia:

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 4
Specimens with Barcodes: 13
Species With Barcodes: 1

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The nest is a small platform of sticks built in a tree overhanging the water. Lays 3-5 pale green eggs.

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Uses:

经济意义 捕食害虫，对农业有益。胸部及背部蓑羽可作饰羽。种群数量下降，应引起注意。

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Rights holder/Author徐延恭,1997, EOL China Regional Center
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Not Threatened.

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Distribution:

Kenya

  • Zimmerman, D.A., D.A. Turner & D.J. Pearson (1996). Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania, Russel Friedman Books, Halfway House, South Africa.
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Rights holder/AuthorAdriaens, Peter, World Register of Marine Species
Sourcehttp://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=221028

Habitat and Ecology:

Habitat and Ecology

Behaviour North-Asian populations of this species are fully migratory, leaving Japan in September-October to winter in the Philippines and Borneo (Kushlan and Hancock 2005), and returning to breeding colonies in April (del hoyo et al. 1992). The majority is predominantly sedentary however, with some populations making limited nomadic or partially migratory movements (Brown et al. 1982) in response to changing water levels (Hockey et al. 2005). The breeding season varies regionally (del hoyo et al. 1992), but is usually centered around the wet season (Kushlan and Hancock 2005), with birds breeding in mixed-species colonies (del hoyo et al. 1992) of between 7, 20 (Hockey et al. 2005) and hundreds of pairs (sometimes up to thousands) (Marchant and Higgins 1990). The species is diurnal (del hoyo et al. 1992, Kushlan and Hancock 2005) and usually feeds singly, but old records suggest (Kushlan and Hancock 2005) that it may form flocks of 15-20 individuals (sometimes up to 250) (Brown et al. 1982, del hoyo et al. 1992), occasionally forming concentrations around permanent water during droughts (Kushlan and Hancock 2005). During the night the species roosts communally in trees over water (del hoyo et al. 1992, Hockey et al. 2005) in groups of 20 or more (Marchant and Higgins 1990). Habitat The species inhabits lowlands from sea-level to 1,000 m in Sumatra, and 1,450 m in Nepal (del hoyo et al. 1992). It shows a preference for sheltered flood-plains and seasonal wetlands with water less than 80 mm deep and emergent grasses, herbs, sedges, reeds or rushes and abundant aquatic vegetation (Marchant and Higgins 1990) (generally avoiding areas where vegetation is too thick for feeding) (Kushlan and Hancock 2005). Such habitats include seasonally flooded marshes, inland deltas (e.g. Okavango Basin, Botswana) (Hockey et al. 2005), ponds, swamp forest (Kushlan and Hancock 2005), freshwater swamps, pools, rivers, streams, rice-fields, the margins of freshwater, brackish and saltwater lakes (Brown et al. 1982, del hoyo et al. 1992, Kushlan and Hancock 2005), wet meadows, and flooded and dry pasture near water (Brown et al. 1982, del hoyo et al. 1992, Hockey et al. 2005, Kushlan and Hancock 2005). It occurs less often in coastal habitats, but may roost in mangrove swamps (Hancock and Kushlan 1984, del hoyo et al. 1992), and frequents mudflats, tidal estuaries (del hoyo et al. 1992), coastal lagoons (Brown et al. 1982), saltmarshes, and tidal streams and rivers (Marchant and Higgins 1990, Kushlan and Hancock 2005). Diet In aquatic habitats the diet of this species consists predominantly of fish less than 10 cm long (del hoyo et al. 1992, Hockey et al. 2005) (including eels, perch Macquaria, gudgeon and mosquitofish Gambusia) (Kushlan and Hancock 2005), as well as frogs, crustaceans (e.g. crayfish) (del hoyo et al. 1992, Hockey et al. 2005, Kushlan and Hancock 2005) and aquatic insects (e.g. leeches, water bugs and dragonfly larvae) (del hoyo et al. 1992, Hockey et al. 2005, Kushlan and Hancock 2005). It will also take terrestrial prey in drier habitats (Kushlan and Hancock 2005) including grasshoppers (del hoyo et al. 1992, Hockey et al. 2005), mole crickets, bugs and beetles, snakes (Kushlan and Hancock 2005), spiders (del hoyo et al. 1992, Hockey et al. 2005, Kushlan and Hancock 2005) lizards (del hoyo et al. 1992, Kushlan and Hancock 2005), and exceptionally birds (del hoyo et al. 1992). Breeding site The species breeds colonially with other species (del hoyo et al. 1992) but does not concentrate into dense groups; individual nests being typically situated 0.5 m away from each other (Marchant and Higgins 1990). The nest is a shallow platform of sticks and other marshland vegetation (Brown et al. 1982, Hockey et al. 2005, Kushlan and Hancock 2005) usually positioned in trees standing in water or over reedbeds (Brown et al. 1982, Marchant and Higgins 1990) (e.g. in inland swamps or mangroves) (Kushlan and Hancock 2005), at heights of 3-6 m and occasionally up to 20 m (del hoyo et al. 1992). The species may also nest on ledges, in reedbeds or in bushes (Brown et al. 1982).

Systems

  • Terrestrial
  • Freshwater
  • Marine
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Range:

Japan to s India and Greater Sundas.

  • Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.7. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
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SourceNo source database.

Habitat and Ecology:

Habitat and Ecology

Behaviour North-Asian populations of this species are fully migratory, leaving Japan in September-October to winter in the Philippines and Borneo4, and returning to breeding colonies in April1. The majority is predominantly sedentary however, with some populations making limited nomadic or partially migratory movements2 in response to changing water levels3. The breeding season varies regionally1, but is usually centered around the wet season4, with birds breeding in mixed-species colonies1 of between 7, 203 and hundreds of pairs (sometimes up to thousands)5. The species is diurnal1, 4 and usually feeds singly, but old records suggest4 that it may form flocks of 15-20 individuals (sometimes up to 250)1, 2, occasionally forming concentrations around permanent water during droughts4. During the night the species roosts communally in trees over water1, 3 in groups of 20 or more5. Habitat The species inhabits lowlands from sea-level to 1,000 m in Sumatra, and 1,450 m in Nepal1. It shows a preference for sheltered flood-plains and seasonal wetlands with water less than 80 mm deep and emergent grasses, herbs, sedges, reeds or rushes and abundant aquatic vegetation5 (generally avoiding areas where vegetation is too thick for feeding)4. Such habitats include seasonally flooded marshes, inland deltas (e.g. Okavango Basin, Botswana)3, ponds, swamp forest4, freshwater swamps, pools, rivers, streams, rice-fields, the margins of freshwater, brackish and saltwater lakes1, 2, 4, wet meadows, and flooded and dry pasture near water1, 2, 3, 4. It occurs less often in coastal habitats, but may roost in mangrove swamps1, 7, and frequents mudflats, tidal estuaries1, coastal lagoons2, saltmarshes, and tidal streams and rivers4, 5. Diet In aquatic habitats the diet of this species consists predominantly of fish less than 10 cm long1, 3 (including eels, perch Macquaria, gudgeon and mosquitofish Gambusia)4, as well as frogs, crustaceans (e.g. crayfish)1, 3, 4 and aquatic insects (e.g. leeches, water bugs and dragonfly larvae)1, 3, 4. It will also take terrestrial prey in drier habitats4 including grasshoppers1, 3, mole crickets, bugs and beetles, snakes4, spiders,1, 3, 4 lizards1, 4, and exceptionally birds1. Breeding site The species breeds colonially with other species1 but does not concentrate into dense groups; individual nests being typically situated 0.5 m away from each other5. The nest is a shallow platform of sticks and other marshland vegetation2, 3, 4 usually positioned in trees standing in water or over reedbeds2, 5 (e.g. in inland swamps or mangroves)4, at heights of 3-6 m and occasionally up to 20 m1. The species may also nest on ledges, in reedbeds or in bushes2.

Systems

  • Terrestrial
  • Freshwater
  • Marine
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