Herons (Ardeidae)
Pied Heron (Egretta picata) - HBW 1, p. 409
French: Aigrette pie
German: Elsterreiher
Spanish: Garceta Pía
Taxonomy: Ardea (Herodias) picata Gould, 1845, Port Essington, Northern Territory.
Frequently included in genus Ardea. Monotypic.
Distribution: N Australia and S Sulawesi; also New Guinea, Moluccas and Tanimbar Is, where probably non breeding visitor.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird standing on a field Locality Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (Monotypic species)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 August 2002 4 years ago 11 sec 4.8 -
A bird under dense vegetation, walking and feeding Locality Australia Zoo, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Bill Wayman 31 August 2004 3 years ago 28 sec 4.4 -
A bird perched over the water, looking around. Locality Melbourne Zoo, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 October 2009 1 year ago 22 sec 3.7 -
A bird perched in a tree and flying away. Locality Melbourne Zoo, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 October 2009 1 year ago 21 sec 3.4
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Then Pied Heron is found in northern Australia
Locality Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 January 2010 1 year ago 4.5 -
It was a group of about ten birds, from my car.
Locality Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
raniero massoli-novelli 1 August 2001 1 year ago 4 -
A bird on a post.
Locality Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve, Northern Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Athanas 7 April 2006 3 years ago 4 -
Then Pied Heron is found in northern Australia
Locality Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 January 2010 1 year ago 3.8 -
Perched in the Great Flight Aviary
Locality Melbourne Zoo, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Lindsay Hansch 28 March 2006 48 weeks ago 3.6 -
Bird in pond, fishing
Locality Pacific Adventist University, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
Hector Ceballos-Lascurain 26 August 2007 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.4
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