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Pacific Reef Heron

Egretta sacra

Photo by JillBlack
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Description:

Spotted at Wailoaloa Beach, Nadi, Fiji. The Pacific Reef heron (also know as the Pacific Reef Egret) has very short, yellow legs, and the grey variety's throats and chins are marked by a narrow, white stripe. They have brown beaks, gold-yellow colored eyes and the surrounding areas of their faces are normally of a greenish to yellow cast.

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