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Pied Heron
Ardea picata
-16.5279, 145.46
Field Notes
Description:
The Pied Heron is grey with a yellow bill and legs. The top of the head and crest is black and face and neck are white. Immature are brown or grey above with no crest and have white head, neck and
Habitat:
Fresh water lake
Notes:
Food:
fish, frogs, crustaceans, insects.
Breeding:
The Pied Heron builds a platform of sticks in a tree. They nest in colonies - often with other species of heron. Three to six blue-white eggs are laid.
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