Habitat
Seasonally flooded grasslands, marshes, flood-plains, inland deltas, shallow water along riverbanks and lake shores, stands of papyrus, reedbeds, rice-fields.
Rufous-bellied Heron (Ardeola rufiventris) [XC739413]
by Derek Solomon from Lake Mburo National Park, Kiruhura, Western Region, Uganda (call)
Rufous-bellied Heron (Ardeola rufiventris) [XC791517]
by id from Ntanda Cottage, Chingola, Copperbelt Province, Zambia (flight call)
Nest
A small platform of vegetation located low down, in reeds, trees or shrubs that are usually standing in water. Usually on the periphery of mixed-species colonies.