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Sighting 4497797

Ardea pacifica

White-necked Heron at Wallaroo, NSW

Ardea pacifica at Wallaroo, NSW - 14 Jun 2023 10:43 AM
Ardea pacifica at Wallaroo, NSW - 14 Jun 2023 10:43 AM
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Ardea pacifica 14 Jun 2023 Liam.m
Ardea pacifica 14 Jun 2023 Rosie

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Rosie wrote:
   14 Jun 2023
This was posted as the species is less common than the White-Faced Heron. Or that is my understanding.
The property on Oakey Creek Road some 5km to the NE I was visiting has White-faced Herons as regular foragers.

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  • Ardea pacifica Scientific name
  • White-necked Heron Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1358.7m Recorded at altitude
  • 259 images trained Machine learning
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    Ardea (Ardea) pacifica

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