A slender heron with blue-gray, lavender, and white plumage and a white stripe down the neck. It searches for small fish in coastal wetlands, moving with quick turns.
Its plumage is blue-gray, lavender, and white, with a white stripe down the front of the neck and a white belly.
It searches brackish wetlands for small fish, sometimes running or making quick turns to chase them. It forages alone or at the edge of groups of wading birds, and may nest with other herons.
The male starts a stick platform nest; after pairing, the female rearranges the twigs he brings. The usual clutch is three to five eggs, and incubation lasts 21–24 days.
Juveniles have a rusty neck, with reddish feathers or feather edges on the wings and upper back.
Breeding birds have small white head plumes, bright blue skin around the bill, and pink legs. Nonbreeding birds have yellowish legs.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.