Nycticorax caledonicus

Nankeen Night-Heron at Wonga Wetlands

Nycticorax caledonicus at Wonga Wetlands - 2 Dec 2023 06:01 AM
Nycticorax caledonicus at Wonga Wetlands - 2 Dec 2023 06:01 AM
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Nycticorax caledonicus 3 Dec 2023 MatthewFrawley
Nycticorax caledonicus 3 Dec 2023 KylieWaldon

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Spotted across the site. Mostly adult colouring. THe younger one that we flushed in lagoon 1 at first looked like a bittern. It was changing into adult plummage and only had a few stripes left under its chin.

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  • True Nesting site

Species information

  • Nycticorax caledonicus Scientific name
  • Nankeen Night-Heron Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 645m Recorded at altitude
  • 142 images trained Machine learning

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