Ardea alba

Great Egret at Bonython, ACT

Ardea alba at Bonython, ACT - 27 Feb 2017
Ardea alba at Bonython, ACT - 27 Feb 2017
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Identification history

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

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   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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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 27 Feb 2017 08:52 AM Recorded on
  • JohnBundock Recorded by

Species information

  • Ardea alba Scientific name
  • Great Egret Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 700.2m Recorded at altitude
  • 349 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Ardea modesta
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