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Reef Heron photographed at Heron Island on the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland
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Reef Heron (grey phase) photographed on Heron Island on the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland
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Grey and White Reef Heron together photographed on Heron Island on the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland
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REEF HERON FACTS |
Description
The Reef Heron has two colour variations. Some birds have white plumage and others are charcoal-grey. They all have yellow legs and brown beaks.
Size
medium-sized egret, reaching 57 to 66 centimeters in length. They have a wingspan of between 90 and 110
Habitat
reefs, rocky shores, mudflats
Food
fish, crustaceans, molluscs
Breeding
Two to three pale green-blue eggs are laid in nests made from twigs, leaves.
Range
found in many areas of Asia including the oceanic region of India, Southeast Asia, Japan, Polynesia, and in Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand.
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: | Egretta | | Species: | sacra | | Common Name: | Reef Heron |
Relatives in same Genus
Little Egret (E. garzetta)
Intermediate Egret (E. intermedia)
White-faced Heron (E. novaehollandiae)
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