Ardea pacifica

White-necked Heron at West Wodonga, VIC

Ardea pacifica at West Wodonga, VIC - 8 Sep 2024 10:13 AM
Ardea pacifica at West Wodonga, VIC - 8 Sep 2024 10:13 AM
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Ardea pacifica 8 Sep 2024 Liam.m
Ardea pacifica 8 Sep 2024 CarbonAI
Ardea pacifica 8 Sep 2024 KylieWaldon

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Five of these birds flew over together, so quiet and soaring. I was just cleaning my lens! But the birds loooked a bit weird for white faced herons which was what I thought they were. Still confused. They disappeared pretty quick.

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Species information

  • Ardea pacifica Scientific name
  • White-necked Heron Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1312.5m Recorded at altitude
  • 236 images trained Machine learning
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  • Synonyms

    Ardea (Ardea) pacifica

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