White-faced heron

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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