Scientific name: Ardea sumatrana
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ardeidae

The Great-billed Heron is a wading bird of the heron family, resident from southeast Asia to Papua New Guinea and Australia. Its habitats are largely coastal such as islands, coral reefs, mangroves, large rivers. However, occasionally, it can be found inland in shallow ponds.

It feeds in shallow water, spearing fish with its long, sharp bill. It will wait motionless for prey, or slowly stalk its victim.

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