A heron with a buff head and neck, black cap, gray back, and deep chestnut shoulder patch. It favors dense plants beside shallow water.
Its head and neck are warm buff, with a black cap, gray back, and deep chestnut shoulder patch.
It favors shallow water with dense vegetation, such as reedbeds.
A typical clutch contains three to five eggs. Both the male and female incubate, with a typical incubation period of 25–30 days.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.