Nycticorax caledonicus
3 Nankeen Night-Heron at Parkes, ACT
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| Nycticorax caledonicus | Liam.m | 28 Jan 2023 | |
| Nycticorax caledonicus | YumiCallaway | 28 Jan 2023 |
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User's notes
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
- YumiCallaway Recorded by
Collections
- YumiCallaway NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Pinned Nycticorax caledonicus 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 985.16m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- Description
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Additional attributes