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PACIFIC HERON FACTS |
Description
The Pacific Heron has a white head and neck and dark grey body and wings, with black bill and black legs. No other Australian heron has these colours. The breeding plumage has maroon coloured plumes on the back and wings. Immatures are buff white colour.. It has white patches on leading edge of the wings that are visible in flight.
Other Names
White-necked Heron, White-necked Crane
Size
75 - 105cm
Habitat
shallow freshwater, wet grassland.
Food
fish, frogs, insects
Breeding
builds nest of sticks in tree about 6-18 m above ground. Lays 3-4 blue-green eggs.
Range
found throughout most of Australia where there is suitable habitat. Uncommon in Tasmania
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Ciconiiformes | | Family: | Ardeidae | | Genus: | Ardea | | Species: | pacifica | | Common Name: | Pacific Heron |
Relatives in same Genus
Great Egret (A. alba)
Cattle Egret (A. ibis)
Intermediate Egret (A. intermedia)
Pied Heron (A. picata)
Great-billed Heron (A. sumatrana)
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