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White-faced Heron
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species of bird
OverviewAI-generated
The White-faced Heron, scientifically named *Egretta novaehollandiae*, is a species of bird in the family Ardeidae. It belongs to the genus *Egretta* within the order Ciconiiformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. The species was named after New Holland and is classified as accepted by the World Register of Marine Species. Its IUCN conservation status is Least Concern.
This heron inhabits brackish and freshwater environments. It has a wingspan of 106 and a mass of 32. The egg incubation period is 25, with a litter size of 3.9. Other common names for this taxon include crëyr wynebwyn, Weißwangenreiher, and Garceta cariblanca.
Synthesized by Vinony from 25 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, WoRMS, IUCN Red List, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
Least Concernwhite-faced heron
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCiconiiformes
- FamilyArdeidae
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Egretta
- Named after
- New Holland
- Mass
- 32
- Image
- Blue heron strolling on bunche beach.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Egretta novaehollandiae
- taxon name
- Egretta novaehollandiae
- Commons gallery
- Egretta novaehollandiae
- taxon common name
- garça-de-faces-brancas
- wingspan
- 106
- litter size
- 3.9
- egg incubation period
- 25
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Encyclopedic overview
The white-faced heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) also known as the white-fronted heron, and incorrectly as the grey heron, or blue crane, is a common bird throughout most of Australasia, including New Guinea, the islands of Torres Strait, Indonesia, New Zealand, and all but the driest areas of Australia.
It is a medium-sized heron, pale, slightly bluish-grey, with yellow legs and white facial markings. It can be found almost anywhere near shallow water, fresh or salt, and although it is prompt to depart the scene on long, slow-beating wings if disturbed, it will boldly raid suburban fish ponds.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “White-faced Heron” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.