White-faced Heron at Penrose, NSW
Identification history
| Egretta novaehollandiae | 1 Aug 2019 | NigeHartley |
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User's notes
Common year round visitor to dams and even garden on occasions, usually singles
6 comments
BLSHFour
wrote:
1 Aug 2019
This is an incorrect identification. It is Ardea pacifica, White necked Heron. It is definitely not a white faced heron. Please correct. BLSHFour
BLSHTwo
wrote:
1 Aug 2019
Sorry BLSH4, I believe it is a White-faced heron for a number of reasons; the wings appear darker than normal for a WFH because the underside is heavily shaded, the head is not all white and most conspicuously, the legs are yellow which is consistent with a WFH.
Jenjen
wrote:
2 Aug 2019
Yes, once you get your eye in to the colour contrast and shadows - it is definitely white-faced heron - plays tricks with your eyes!
BLSHFour
wrote:
2 Aug 2019
But please....look again. The WFH head is not all white...the crown is grey. The WFH neck and body on the under side is grey with rufous over tones and the vent is not white. This bird has a white head, a white neck, a white body and a white vent. On both wings at the elbow one can just see the two headlights and the length of trailing legs is significant. Check in the CSIRO guide where there are images of both birds flying on page 183. This is a white necked heron. BLSHFour
natureguy
wrote:
2 Aug 2019
Hi all, this is clearly a White-faced Heron. White-faced Herons have a pale grey body and white face only (not the whole neck). This sighting from CNM shows a White-faced Heron in flight for comparison (https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3388075). White-necked Herons are larger and also have a darker body with a completely white neck. See this White-necked Heron in flight (https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/4190465). Hope this helps.
Luke
Luke
Location information
- Coordinates 150.183795-34.679195
- Altitude 640.0m
- Places Penrose, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Apr 2019 05:33 PM Recorded on
- NigeHartley Recorded by
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Collections
NigeHartley Southern Highlands NatureMapr Egretta novaehollandiae Colonial nesters (Herons, Cormorants, etc) Water birds Birds
Species information
- Egretta novaehollandiae Scientific name
- White-faced Heron Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1298.9m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Ardea novaehollandiae
Record quality
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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