Nycticorax caledonicus

2 Nankeen Night-Heron at Parkes, ACT

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Identification history

	Nycticorax caledonicus	28 Jan 2023	Liam.m
	Nycticorax caledonicus	28 Jan 2023	YumiCallaway

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Speckled and grey. The bird is in the top right quadrant of the first image, perched in the tree. The second gives the clearest depiction of the form by a combination of images when perched and in flight. The others are the closest photos I could take with my phone at dusk.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.134003 -35.288697
Maps Commonwealth & Kings Parks Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain
Places Parkes, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
26 Jan 2023 08:37 PM Recorded on
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YumiCallaway NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Pinned 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 645m Recorded at altitude
155 images trained Machine learning

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