Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Herons, Egrets and Bitterns :: Pied Heron

Pied Heron Egretta picata

Described by: Gould (1845)
Alternate common name(s): Little Pied Heron
Old scientific name(s): Ardea picata, Hydranassa picata, Notophoyx picata

Photographs

Fogg Dam, Northern Territory, Australia - Date unknown © Bruce Michael  Arnhemland, Northern Territory, Australia - 1973 © Hans&Judy Beste  Arnhemland, Northern Territory, Australia - 1973 © Hans&Judy Beste  Arnhemland, Northern Territory, Australia - 1973 © Hans&Judy Beste  Australia - Aug, 2000 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi 
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Range

S. Borneo e. in the tropical Australasian Region;
Sporadic and fragmented distribution;
New Guinea (Port Moresby, and the Ramu, Sepik and Mamberamo Rivers in the n. and the middle Fly River in the s.), coastal n. Australia from ex. ne. Western Australia (Wyndham, Kimberleys), n. Northern Territory (Adelaide River se. of Darwin, Top End, Kakadu National Park near Yellow Water camping area, Melville Is. and Groote Eylandt) to ne. Queensland s. to Townsville. Disperses n. to s. Borneo (Kalimantan), Sulawesi, the Moluccas, Tanimbar and Aru Is..

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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