White-necked Heron (Ardea pacifica) [XC511023]
by Andrew Spencer from Baradine, Warrumbungle Shire Council, New South Wales, Australia (call)
White-necked Heron (Ardea pacifica) [XC311793]
by Marc Anderson from Cunnamulla - Eulo Road, Queensland, Australia (call)
Breeding Season (Guide)
Mostly September - December in southern Australia, or any month after good rain.
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Nest
Bulky, looslet constructed platform, with a central depression, composed of sticks and twigs, sometimes lined with finer twigs, often in dead trees standing in water, but also in tall living trees, usually located on a twisted horizontal or sloping fork, from 1 - 40 m above the ground or over water.
Eggs (Guide)
Up to 6, usually 4; dull blue-green; oval; about 53 x 38 mm. Incubation: about 30 days; by both sexes.
The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9
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