Species profile—Egretta novaehollandiae (white-faced heron)

Classification

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Aves ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves ) (birds) → Ardeidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=ardeidae ) (herons, egrets and bitterns) → Egretta novaehollandiae (white-faced heron)

Sighting data

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KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1826&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1826&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1826 )

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves ) (animals)
Class
Aves ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves ) (birds)
Family
Ardeidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=ardeidae ) (herons, egrets and bitterns)
Scientific name
Egretta novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790)
Common name
white-faced heron
WildNet taxon ID
1826
Synonym(s)
Ardea novaehollandiae
Alternate name(s)
blue crane
white-fronted heron
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Agricultural Pest
Species environment
Aquatic & Terrestrial

Other resources

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1826 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1826 ).

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.