White-bellied Heron

Ardea insignis

The White-bellied Heron (Ardea insignis) is a bird found in Bhutan, India and Myanmar (Burma). Found in Bhutan, India and Myanmar. It eats fish, insects and other small invertebrates and small mammals and birds. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

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Scientific name	Ardea insignis
Region	Asia
Found in	Bhutan, India and Myanmar (Burma)

🏡 Where the White-bellied Heron lives

Found in Bhutan, India and Myanmar.

🍽️ What it eats

🐟 Fish70%
🐛 Insects & bugs10%
🐭 Mammals & birds10%
🦎 Reptiles & frogs10%

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

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Critically EndangeredAlmost gone from the wild.

💡 It weighs about 1.6 kilograms. It mostly eats fish.

Questions about the White-bellied Heron

Where does the White-bellied Heron live?

The White-bellied Heron lives in Bhutan, India and Myanmar (Burma). Found in Bhutan, India and Myanmar.

What does the White-bellied Heron eat?

fish (about 70%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 10%), small mammals and birds (about 10%), reptiles and frogs (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the White-bellied Heron endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

More birds from Asia

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