Ardea alba

Great Egret at Bonython, ACT

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Identification history

Ardea alba	20 Mar 2017	ChrisDavey
Ardea alba	13 Mar 2017	ChrisDavey
Ardea plumifera	28 Feb 2017	ArcherCallaway
Unverified	28 Feb 2017	JohnBundock

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ArcherCallaway wrote:

21 Mar 2017

I'm still leaning towards intermediate egret from the second image with gape stopping below the eye and neck length seeming relatively short. However there seems be some discrepancies of features in the 2 images so I'm not so sure if I consider image 1 as well

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Location information

Coordinates 149.079830 -35.445862
Altitude 579.6m
Maps Gordon Pond
Places Bonython, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
27 Feb 2017 08:52 AM Recorded on
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JohnBundock Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Colonial nesters (Herons, Cormorants, etc) Water birds Birds

Species information

Ardea alba Scientific name
Great Egret Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 700.2m Recorded at altitude
478 images trained Machine learning
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Synonyms
Ardea modesta

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