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White-faced Heron

Egretta novaehollandiae

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist. — (c) igstw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.

Australia	19,761
Victoria	6,606
New South Wales	5,559
Queensland	2,513
South Australia	2,121
New Zealand	1,857
Australian Capital Territory	1,267
Western Australia	972
Tasmania	578
Canterbury Region	527

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.BIRDBASE avian traits database

Group and habits

Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Rock nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on rocks or cliffs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Crevice nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in crevices.BIRDBASE avian traits database

Classification

Kingdom	Animals · Animalia
Phylum	Chordates · Chordata
Class	Birds · Aves
Order	Pelicans, Herons, and Allies · Pelecaniformes
Family	Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns · Ardeidae
Genus	Small Egrets and Herons · Egretta

Sources

Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
How much to rely on each source

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