General Description
Upper body blue-grey with streaks of purple-green, shoulders white. Underparts, head and neck white. Throat and neck speckled black. Bill and legs black. Body up to 1 m long.
Biology
White-necked Herons feed on crustaceans, frogs, insects and fish. They mainly catch these in shallow water or wet grasslands.
Distribution
Mainland Australia and Tasmania.
Habitat
Freshwater wetlands and swamps.
More Information
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Animal Type
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Brief Id
Blue-grey upper body, white neck and face.
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Colours
Grey, White
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Habitats
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Diet
Carnivore
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Diet Categories
Crustaceans, Fish, Insects, Frogs
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Endemicity
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Least Concern
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Taxon Name
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Common Name
White-necked Heron
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Species Name
pacifica
