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Great-billed Heron
Ardea sumatranaRaffles, 1822
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At a glance
The Great-billed Heron is a very large bird, about 100–110 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 100–110 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Great-billed Heron look like?
The Great-billed Heron is a very large bird, about 100–110 cm long and weighing 1300–2600 g.
The great-billed heron is a wading bird of the heron family, resident from southeast Asia to Papua New Guinea and Australia.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Great-billed Heron?
The Great-billed Heron is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Great-billed Heron eat?
The Great-billed Heron feeds on intertidal invertebrates and fish/invertebrates, usually foraging alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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