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Pacific Reef Heron

Egretta sacra

Photo by CataAna
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

57 to 66 centimeters in length. They have a wingspan of between 90 and 110 cm.

Habitat:

Oceanic region of India, Southeast Asia, Japan, Polynesia, Australia and New Zealand.

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Pacific Reef Heron

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Comments (3)
SusanEllison
like the great background the bird is against
Carolina
CataAna, are these pictures broken or its my computer? If they are can you upload them again? We would like to see them :)

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