Ardea pacifica

White-necked Heron at Bundanoon

Ardea pacifica at Bundanoon - 12 Nov 2020
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Identification history

Ardea pacifica 12 Nov 2020 BLSHFour
Ardea pacifica 12 Nov 2020 Snowflake

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2 comments

BLSHFour wrote:
   12 Nov 2020
This is a good image of the bird in flight showing the two "headlights" on the wings
Snowflake wrote:
   12 Nov 2020
Thanks, great one for teaching as we often see the bird, but not the details!

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 12 Nov 2020 10:43 AM Recorded on
  • Snowflake Recorded by

Species information

  • Ardea pacifica Scientific name
  • White-necked Heron Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1312.5m Recorded at altitude
  • 186 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Ardea (Ardea) pacifica

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