Ardea alba
Great Egret at Dunlop, ACT
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| Ardea alba | 30 Jul 2025 | natureguy | ||
| Ardea alba | 20 Jul 2025 | CarbonAI | ||
| Ardea plumifera | 20 Jul 2025 | johnpugh |
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Orange beak, black legs seen regularly on Jarramlee Pond by itself. Intermediate sized egret with larger head, shorter neck and lacy plumes on breast.
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johnpugh
wrote:
20 Jul 2025
I have seen the larger Great Egret around Jarramlee Pond and along Ginninderra Creek at Jarramlee Park. Sightings are not common and their necks are longer than their body plus heads are more pointed and streamlined.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.013429-35.203323
- Maps Jarramlee Pond
- Places Dunlop, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 Jul 2025 09:28 PM Recorded on
- johnpugh Recorded by
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- johnpugh NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Ardea alba Colonial nesters (Herons, Cormorants, etc) Water birds Birds
Species information
- Ardea alba Scientific name
- Great Egret Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 882m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Ardea modesta
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