Egretta novaehollandiae
2 White-faced Heron at Splitters Creek, NSW
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| Egretta novaehollandiae | Darcy | 1 Nov 2021 |
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Parent hiding in the leaves, with three large chicks in the nest
2 comments
1 Nov 2021
Yeah i've seen a few lately. It's a big twiggy nest, like a larger magpie nest, up in the fork of a tree
Location information
- Places Splitters Creek, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- Darcy Recorded by
- Yes Nesting site
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- Aus-wide BOF sightings Darcy NatureMapr Albury, Wodonga 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
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Synonyms
Ardea novaehollandiae
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