Alternative name: Pacific Heron
- Ardea pacifica
Identification
Large, dark slaty wings and body, white head and neck.
Distribution
New Guinea and Australia; vagrant to New Zealand and Tasmania.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Freshwater wetlands and wet grasslands.
Behaviour
The diet includes small terrestrial and aquatic animals. It nests in dead or living trees.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) White-necked Heron. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/White-necked_Heron
