Nankeen Night-Heron at Bega, NSW
Identification history
| Nycticorax caledonicus | 30 May 2020 | MatthewHiggins |
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User's notes
The first photo shows a heron already hunting on the weed mat on the wetland surface just before 5pm. The second photo shows a couple more herons; there were eight in total, probably the most we have seen at one time.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.850251-36.681039
- Places Bega, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 30 May 2020 05:40 PM Recorded on
- MatthewHiggins Recorded by
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MatthewHiggins South Coast NatureMapr Nycticorax caledonicus Colonial nesters (Herons, Cormorants, etc) Water birds Birds
Species information
- Nycticorax caledonicus Scientific name
- Nankeen Night-Heron Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 985.16m Recorded at altitude