Ardeola grayii (Sykes, 1832) - Indian Pond Heron

Subspecies in India

This is also known as the Paddybird.
 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology


StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh1
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh11
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat111
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT1
Jharkhand
Karnataka231231151
Kerala256211121
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep11
Madhya Pradesh1
Maharashtra1081266333755
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha111
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan7
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand1
West Bengal2121111
Total191888129645101416

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Ardeola grayii (Sykes, 1832) – Indian Pond Heron. In Satose, V., A. Bayani, V. Ramachandran, P. Roy, and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 2.17. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.birdsofindia.org/ardeola-grayii, accessed 2025/05/01.