Introduction: Squacco herons (Ardeola ralloides) prefer still, fresh waters with thick-edged vegetation, ephemeral pans and flooded grasslands. Although usually observed singly, they do congregate in loose groups when foraging.
Distribution: Widespread in north-east Namibia, also found in Etosha National Park, Skeleton Coast, Swakopmund and Walvis Bay and parts of the Orange River.
Diet: Walks slowly at the water's edge or in shallow water for fish, aquatic insects, frogs, spiders and crustaceans.
Description: Small, short-legged heron with brown and grey streaked plumage.
Breeding: Females lay 2 to 4 eggs in a stick or reed nest, lined with grass and placed in a bush or tree above water.
Size: 40cm.
Weight: 300g.
Birds of Namibia Wildlife of Namibia
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