A small heron found around wetlands from Africa through Asia to Australia. Plumage varies, though many birds appear mostly gray.
Many birds are generally gray, but plumage is variable. Juveniles are streaked below and are smaller and slimmer than juvenile Black-crowned Night-Herons.
It is often seen alone along marshes, wetlands, rivers, lakes, and wet fields.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.