Birds of Ladakh

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Common name:

Purple Heron

Ladakhi name:

unknown

Scientific name:

Ardea purpurea

Order:

Pelecaniformes

Family:

ardeidae 

fun facts:

The Purple Heron is a rare passage migrant to Ladakh.

The sexes look the same.

Newly recorded in Nubra in 2020.

Can be spotted in open marshes and marshy areas.