BirdUp · Species
Pied Heron
Egretta picata(Gould, 1845)
Native
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The pied heron, also known as the pied egret is a bird found in coastal and subcoastal areas of monsoonal northern Australia as well as some parts of Wallacea and New Guinea.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Sulawesi and north-east WA to north-east QLD (north Australia)
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
5 photos
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