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Pied Heron

Ardea picata

Photo by JeffCrocombe
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Field Notes

Description:

Sub-adult. Adult's head is completely black.

Habitat:

Lake at Pacific Adventist University near Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

Reference Links:

Pied Heron, Pied Heron (Ardea picata) - BirdLife species factsheet

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Comments (2)
Neil Ross
I lived in Port Moresby for over 3 years but don't recall ever seeing one of these beauties. I'm ashamed to say I was too busy working and doing the expat thing to take time out to see the beauty around me. Priorities change, and If I had my time over again things would be very different. Thanks for this lovely introduction, Jeff.
Ava T-B
This spotting could go in the Hunters and Animal Feeding Behavior mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8463465

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PublishedAugust 31, 2013

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