Ardea alba

Great Egret at Franklin, ACT

Ardea alba at Franklin, ACT - 27 Jun 2017
Ardea alba at Franklin, ACT - 27 Jun 2017
Ardea alba at Franklin, ACT - 27 Jun 2017
Ardea alba at Franklin, ACT - 27 Jun 2017
Ardea alba at Franklin, ACT - 27 Jun 2017
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Identification history

Ardea alba 18 Oct 2017 ChrisDavey
Ardea alba 27 Jun 2017 jks

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Been here for months. I could not get photos of the face but was bigger than the white faced heron nearby. I can take a better camera next time

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Location information

Sighting information

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
  • 398 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Ardea modesta
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