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;[[:Category:Egretta|Egretta]] picata | ;[[:Category:Egretta|Egretta]] picata | ||
| − | [[Image:Pied_Heron.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by RMD]] | + | [[Image:Pied_Heron.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|RMD|RMD}}]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Dark wings, body and crested head, white throat and neck. Immature birds lack the crest as well as the dark colouring. | Dark wings, body and crested head, white throat and neck. Immature birds lack the crest as well as the dark colouring. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | Discontinuous range from in southern [[Borneo]] and [[Sulawesi]], western and southern [[New Guinea]] and northern coastal areas of [[Australia]] from the eastern Kimberleys to [[Queensland]] and south to about Townsville. |
| + | Resident in some areas but in others appears to undergo long-distance movements. May be a non-breeding visitor outside Australia. | ||
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| + | Vagrants recorded at various localities in eastern Australia. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Monotypic<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Wetlands and wet grasslands. Lakes and swamps, sewage ponds and farmland, estuaries, mudflats and mangroves. | Wetlands and wet grasslands. Lakes and swamps, sewage ponds and farmland, estuaries, mudflats and mangroves. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
It feeds on insects and other small aquatic animals. It nests in trees. | It feeds on insects and other small aquatic animals. It nests in trees. | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Wikipedia | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Egretta+picata}} | + | {{GSearch|Egretta+picata}}<br /> |
| + | The following link searches for Ardea+picata | ||
| + | {{GSearch|Ardea+picata}} | ||
*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=49&bid=646 View more images of this species on the ABID] | *[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=49&bid=646 View more images of this species on the ABID] | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Ardea]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Ardea]] | ||
Revision as of 18:20, 8 November 2009
- Egretta picata
Identification
Dark wings, body and crested head, white throat and neck. Immature birds lack the crest as well as the dark colouring.
Distribution
Discontinuous range from in southern Borneo and Sulawesi, western and southern New Guinea and northern coastal areas of Australia from the eastern Kimberleys to Queensland and south to about Townsville.
Resident in some areas but in others appears to undergo long-distance movements. May be a non-breeding visitor outside Australia.
Vagrants recorded at various localities in eastern Australia.
Taxonomy
Monotypic[1]
Habitat
Wetlands and wet grasslands. Lakes and swamps, sewage ponds and farmland, estuaries, mudflats and mangroves.
Behaviour
It feeds on insects and other small aquatic animals. It nests in trees.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Pied Heron. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pied_Heron
External Links
The following link searches for Ardea+picata
