Nycticorax caledonicus
Nankeen Night-Heron at Greenleigh, NSW
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| Nycticorax caledonicus | ChrisDavey | 2 Jan 2017 | |
| Nycticorax caledonicus | ArcherCallaway | 1 Jan 2017 | |
| Unverified | CCPK | 1 Jan 2017 |
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User's notes
1-2 birds seen over the years in the bushland near the dam at the end of Lonergan Drive, Greenleigh, Queanbeyan.
3 comments
2 Jan 2017
Can you add the first and third images cropped so that I can see the bird a bit clearer please.
2 Jan 2017
Hi - As requested, I think I've worked out how to crop the first image I posted which enlarges the bird in the photos but unfortunately the clarity is still not so good - better than the smaller image though.
2 Jan 2017
Thanks CCPK. Initially I wasn't even sure this was a waterbird. With the cropped image, I think it may be a juvenile of the Nankeen Night Heron, Striated Heron, and Bitterns species group, most likely Nankeen Night Heron in this area. Unfortunately I am not familiar with any of these species, high up on my would live to see list. I have to say I am quite surprised by the apparent smallness in size...
Location information
- Coordinates 149.247427-35.372499
- Places Greenleigh, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 28 Oct 2011 05:25 PM Recorded on
- CCPK Recorded by
Collections
- CCPK Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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
Seasonal activity
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Was this a nesting or breeding site?
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