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Brief #
Stocky and short necked with a buff-brown back and a thick blue to black beak.
Description #
A stocky species with a short neck, short, thick bill and buff-brown back. In summer, adults have long neck feathers. Small heron, in the perched state above, looks entirely orange-brown with a white stomach and a characteristic “ruff” of many white and brown feathers that is missing in young birds.
Measurements #
Length: 44 - 47 cm
Wingspan: 80 - 92 cm
Weight: 250 - 300 g
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