Diet: carnivore based on Erard and Brosset 2003 and Manhäes and Loures-Ribeiro 2005; piscivore based on Allen and O'Connor 2000 and Henriques et al. 2003

Abundance: 0.07 to 0.20% (median 0.10%)

Latitudinal range: 2.9° to 13.6°

Habitats: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (1), tropical/subtropical savanna (1), tropical/subtropical wetland (1)

Found in 3 samples

Ghana: Samole (wet season)

Malaysia: Paya Indah Wetland Reserve

Thailand: Wat Phai Lom (1969)

See also Butorides, Butorides striata, Butorides virescens