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Juvenile Striated Heron, Australia? (1 Viewer)

Paalo

Paalo

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Are both 1-2 juvenile Striated Heron? And the last one Eastern Reef Egret?

Bird 1: Cairns Esplanade, Queensland, late August
Bird 2: Kimberley, Western Australia, September
Bird 3: Cairns Esplanade, Queensland, late August
 

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I think first 2 are juvenile nankeen night heron. Reasons include "bull-headed" look with relatively short stubby bill, lack of very strong defined longitudinal streaks on the neck, and relatively plain, unmarked uppers.
 
Thanks, I recorded both 1-2 as juvenile Nankeen Heron first, then started to doubt my own judgment. The second was found inland along the Gibb River Road in the Kimberley, quite a distance away from the coastal mangrove/mudflats. Second thoughts (never a good idea..).

Paalo
 
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