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They were once believed to be a single species, <em>Butorides striata<\/em>, but are now treated as three different species.<\/p>\n<p>The footage has once again been provided by Katie and Andr\u00e9 of Two-V Productions. We thank them for their great videos. Please subscribe to their YouTube channel and follow their <a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/OpVlerke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> page. Books in their <em>Op Vlerke<\/em> series can be ordered from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kraaluitgewers.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kraal Uitgewers<\/a>. Number four in the series will be available soon. 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