Herons (Ardeidae)
White-necked Heron (Ardea pacifica) - HBW 1, p. 406
French: Héron à tête blanche
German: Weißhalsreiher
Spanish: Garza Cuelliblanca
Other common names: Pacific Heron
Taxonomy: Ardea pacifica Latham, 1801, New South Wales.
Monotypic.
Distribution: Australia and Tasmania; scarce, but probably regular, in S New Guinea.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Catching and eating a large yabby (fresh water crayfish) Locality Mulligans Flat Nature Reserve, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Stephen Wallace 21 November 2011 1 year ago 1 min 56 sec 5 -
Adult foraging. Locality Bega, New South Wales, Australia
Stephen Wallace 11 October 2011 1 year ago 24 sec 4.2 -
bird walking through the water and catching a small fish Locality Mareeba Wetland, Queensland, Australia
Eldert Groenewoud 30 July 2009 3 years ago 33 sec 3.5 -
Two birds resting on a branch. Locality Tidbinbilla, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 22 October 2005 3 years ago 34 sec 3.5 -
A bird foraging near the reedbed and eating. Locality Ararat, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 October 2009 2 years ago 25 sec 3.4 -
An adult in breeding plumage Locality Dayboro, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Tom Tarrant 30 September 1994 8 years ago 27 sec 3.3
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bird on tree
Locality St George, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 August 2012 11 weeks ago 4.4 -
White-necked heron
Locality Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Margaret Leggoe 4 October 2011 41 weeks ago 4.3 -
Adult bird perched in tree beside river
Locality St George, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 June 2012 40 weeks ago 4 -
Adult bird along riverbank
Locality St George, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 June 2012 40 weeks ago 3.8 -
Non-breeding bird slowly working a small drying dam
Locality Bowra Station, Cunnamulla, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Chris Charles 17 September 2011 1 year ago 3.6 -
A bird in non-breeding in a field. Another bird lands nearby.
Locality Shepparton, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 10 March 2013 8 weeks ago 3.3
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