Malagasy Pond Heron

Ardeola idae

The Malagasy Pond Heron (Ardeola idae) is a bird found in Madagascar, Seychelles and Réunion. Found in Madagascar, the Seychelles and Réunion. It eats reptiles and frogs, fish and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Ardeola idae
Region	Africa
Found in	Madagascar, Seychelles and Réunion

🏡 Where the Malagasy Pond Heron lives

Found in Madagascar, the Seychelles and Réunion.

🍽️ What it eats

🦎 Reptiles & frogs50%
🐟 Fish30%
🐛 Insects & bugs20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 266 grams. It mostly eats lizards and frogs and fish.

Questions about the Malagasy Pond Heron

Where does the Malagasy Pond Heron live?

The Malagasy Pond Heron lives in Madagascar, Seychelles and Réunion. Found in Madagascar, the Seychelles and Réunion.

What does the Malagasy Pond Heron eat?

reptiles and frogs (about 50%), fish (about 30%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Malagasy Pond Heron endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.