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Species profile—Ardea pacifica (white-necked heron)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Ardeidae (herons, egrets and bitterns) → Ardea pacifica (white-necked heron)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Ardeidae (herons, egrets and bitterns)
Scientific name
Ardea pacifica Latham, 1801
Common name
white-necked heron
WildNet taxon ID
1832
Alternate name(s)
Pacific heron
white-necked crane
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Disease Vector
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=1832.

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
20 May 2024