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title: "Czapla modronosa"
description: "Ardeola ralloides — Ptaki. The squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides) is a small heron, 44–47 cm (17+1⁄2–18+1⁄2 in) long, of which the body is 20–23 cm (8–9 in), with 80–92 cm (31+1⁄2–36 in) wingspan."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/squacco-heron
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Czapla modronosa

> Ardeola ralloides — Ptaki. The squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides) is a small heron, 44–47 cm (17+1⁄2–18+1⁄2 in) long, of which the body is 20–23 cm (8–9 in), with 80–92 cm (31+1⁄2–36 in) wingspan.

- Scientific name: *Ardeola ralloides*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 12784
- Wikidata: [Q191394](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q191394)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4994](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4994)

## Names

- en: Squacco Heron
- de: Rallenreiher
- es: Garcilla cangrejera
- fr: Crabier chevelu
- it: Sgarza ciuffetto
- nl: Ralreiger
- pt: Garça-caranguejeira
- pl: Czapla modronosa

## Countries with the most observations

IT (1529), ES (1437), ZA (785), FR (732), GR (660), RU (518), EG (477), BW (474), RO (348), IL (335), KE (334), TR (307)

## Summary

The squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides) is a small heron, 44–47 cm (17+1⁄2–18+1⁄2 in) long, of which the body is 20–23 cm (8–9 in), with 80–92 cm (31+1⁄2–36 in) wingspan. It is of Old World origins, breeding in southern Europe and the Greater Middle East.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squacco_heron

## Photo

![Czapla modronosa](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/squacco-heron/medium.jpg)

Photo: Irene · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/177766563

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/squacco-heron?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).