Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Pelecaniformes > Ardeidae > Ardea > Ardea insignisArdea insignis (White-bellied Heron)Synonyms: Ardea imperialis; Ardea imperialis imperialis The white-bellied heron (Ardea insignis), also known as the imperial heron or great white-bellied heron, is a species of large heron found in the foothills of the eastern Himalayas in India, northeastern Bangladesh, Burma and Bhutan. Additionally, there are records from Nepal. It is mostly dark grey with a white throat and underparts. This heron is mostly solitary and is found on undisturbed riverside or wetland habitats. The global population has declined and the species is threatened by disturbance and habitat degradation. The species is currently listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 8.40234 EDGE Score: 5.01355 |
| Diet [1] | Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates), Piscivore | | Diet - Ectothermic [1] | 10 % | | Diet - Endothermic [1] | 10 % | | Diet - Fish [1] | 70 % | | Diet - Invertibrates [1] | 10 % | | Forages - Ground [1] | 50 % | | Forages - Water Surface [1] | 50 % |  | | Clutch Size [2] | 4 | | Top 100 Endangered [3] | Yes |
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Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land
Use |
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Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests |
India, Nepal |
Indo-Malayan |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Irrawaddy dry forests |
Myanmar |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Irrawaddy freshwater swamp forests |
Myanmar |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Irrawaddy moist deciduous forests |
Myanmar |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Lower Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests |
Bangladesh, India |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Myanmar Coast mangroves |
India, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand |
Indo-Malayan |
Mangroves |
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Myanmar coastal rain forests |
Myanmar, Bangladesh |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Northern Indochina subtropical forests |
China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests |
China, Viet Nam |
Indo-Malayan |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Location |
IBA Criteria |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Ada lake / Puna Tsangchu |
Bhutan |
A1, A4i |
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Ayeyarwaddy River: Bhamo: Shwegu |
Myanmar |
A1, A4i |
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Bordoloni: Sampora |
India |
A1, A2, A4i |
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Dibru: Saikhowa Complex |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Hkakabo Razi National Park |
Myanmar |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Hponkan Razi Wildlife Sanctuary |
Myanmar |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Hukaung Valley Wildlife Sanctuary |
Myanmar |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Jamjing and Sengajan |
India |
A1 |
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Jigme Dorji National Park |
Bhutan |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Kaziranga National Park |
India |
A1, A2, A4i, A4iii |
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Lawachara / West Bhanugach Reserved Forest |
Bangladesh |
A1, A3 |
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Manabum and Tengapani Reserve Forests |
India |
A1, A4i |
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Namdapha: Kamlang |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Nameri National Park |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Namsangmukh: Borduria |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Nan Sam Chaung |
Myanmar |
A1, A4i |
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Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary |
India |
A1, A2, A4iii |
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Upper Dihing (East) Complex |
India |
A1, A2 |
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Upper Dihing (West) Complex |
India |
A1, A2 |
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| Name |
Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
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Himalaya |
Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan |
Yes |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027 ♦ 2Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303 ♦ 3Baillie, J.E.M. & Butcher, E. R. (2012) Priceless or Worthless? The world’s most threatened species. Zoological Society of London, United Kingdom. Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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