Ardea alba

Great Egret at Fyshwick, ACT

Ardea alba at Fyshwick, ACT - 3 Jan 2019
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Ardea alba 3 Jan 2019 natureguy
Ardea alba 3 Jan 2019 AlisonMilton

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 2 Abundance
  • 3 Jan 2019 07:48 AM Recorded on
  • AlisonMilton 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
  • 347 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Ardea modesta
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