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White-faced heron

A white-faced heron looking for prey on an exposed tidal rock platform. White-faced herons are now New Zealand's most common heron and are found in a wide variety of habitats, from inland lakes and pasture to coastal estuaries and rocky beaches where they appear to have displaced the strictly coastal reef heron.
Scientific name:Egretta novaehollandiae (Syn. Ardea novaehollandiae)
Common name(s):white-faced heron, blue crane
Location:Kaikoura, New Zealand (NZ)
Photo ID:15291
Keywords:Ciconiiformes ; Ardeidae ; Ardea novaehollandiae ; native ; wetland bird
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