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White Faced Heron

Egretta novaehollandiae

Photo by Mark Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

90cm tall long necked bird with pale bluish grey body, yellow legs, white face, 20cm very straight, sharp beak

Habitat:

moist grasslands to lakes, ponds and streams

Notes:

fish eater

Reference Links:

White-faced Heron

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