Intermediate Egret

 

Bengali: মাঝ্লা বগা

Scientific Name: Ardea intermedia

IUCN: Least Concern
Description: Medium white heron, yellow bill with black tipped and dark feet. Yellow irises and pale yellow lores.

Food:  It eats fish, frogs, crustaceans and insects.

Habitat: Shallow coastal or fresh water, including flooded fields.

Distribution: It is a resident breeder from east Africa across the Indian subcontinent to Southeast Asia and Australia.