Asia Album: Starting urban adventure with striated heron in Singapore

A striated heron (Butorides striata) hunts at a pond outside Singapore's ArtScience Museum on April 1, 2020. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

SINGAPORE, April 2, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Look at the little one with a black cap and white underparts, do you know its name? This is striated heron, also known as little heron or green-backed heron. Let's follow it to start an urban adventure in Singapore!

A striated heron (Butorides striata) is seen at a pond outside Singapore's ArtScience Museum on April 1, 2020. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

A striated heron (Butorides striata) is seen at a pond outside Singapore's ArtScience Museum on April 1, 2020. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

A striated heron (Butorides striata) is seen at a pond outside Singapore's ArtScience Museum on April 1, 2020. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

A striated heron (Butorides striata) hunts at a pond outside Singapore's ArtScience Museum on April 1, 2020. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)■