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The Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) is small heron of the family Ardeidae which is in the genus Ralloides. It is resident south of the Sahara
Desert in western, eastern and south eastern Africa, including
Madagascar. There is also a small population in Morocco and Algeria
on the North West African coast. In addition, this heron occurs
as a summer resident in central and southern Europe as well as in
western central Asia. In the autumn, it migrates back to Africa to spend
the winter months there. Its diet includes frogs, lizards, small fish
and a wide variety of invertebrates.
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