Butorides sundevalli (Lava Heron) is a species of birds in the family Ardeidae. They are found in the palearctic, The Neotropics, and the indo-malayan realm.
Definition: The largest scale biogeographic division of the earth's surface based on the historic and evolutionary distribution patterns of plants and animals.
Definition: A sheet of saline water separated from the open sea by sand or shingle banks. The sheet of water between an offshore reef, especially of coral and mainland. The sheet of water within a ring or horseshoe shaped atoll.
