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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Least Concern |
| U.S. ESA Status: | NOT LISTED |
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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
It inhabits shallow inland wetlands including lakes, rivers, swamps and reservoirs.
Range:
This species has a wide distribution across the Oriental region, occurring (perhaps recently only marginally) in Pakistan, India (widespread resident), Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Lao PDR, Viet Nam, Cambodia, Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysian Borneo, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Kalimantan).
Conservation:
Conservation Actions Underway
It occurs in a number of protected areas across its range. At Prek Toal on the Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia, WCS initiated a scheme in 2002 that employed former egg collectors as colony guards. Together with MoE staff, they protect and monitor the colony throughout the nesting period from tree top platforms and numbers have increased from 241 nests in 2002 to several thousand nests now.Conservation Actions Proposed
Continue to monitor populations through its range. Ensure complete and permanent protection of all breeding congregations. Conduct awareness campaigns involving local residents to engender pride in the species and other large waterbirds and prevent hunting.
It occurs in a number of protected areas across its range. At Prek Toal on the Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia, WCS initiated a scheme in 2002 that employed former egg collectors as colony guards. Together with MoE staff, they protect and monitor the colony throughout the nesting period from tree top platforms and numbers have increased from 241 nests in 2002 to several thousand nests now.Conservation Actions Proposed
Continue to monitor populations through its range. Ensure complete and permanent protection of all breeding congregations. Conduct awareness campaigns involving local residents to engender pride in the species and other large waterbirds and prevent hunting.