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Species profile—Egretta novaehollandiae (white-faced heron)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Ardeidae (herons, egrets and bitterns) → Egretta novaehollandiae (white-faced heron)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
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

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1826.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022
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