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| + | [[Image:Pied_Heron.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|RMD|RMD}}<br />Nhulunbuy, [[Northern Territory]], [[Australia]], April 2005]] | ||
;[[:Category:Egretta|Egretta]] picata | ;[[:Category:Egretta|Egretta]] picata | ||
| − | + | ''Ardea picata'' | |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Dark wings, body and crested head | + | [[Image:Screen Shot 2019-01-28 at Jan 28 2019.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo © by {{user|macdoc|macdoc}}<br />Far North [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], 2015]] |
| + | 43–55 cm (17-21¾ in) | ||
| + | *Dark wings, body and crested head | ||
| + | *White throat and neck<br /> | ||
| + | Immature birds lack the crest as well as the dark colouring. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | Discontinuous range from in southern [[Borneo]] and [[Sulawesi]], western and southern [[New Guinea]] and northern coastal areas of [[Australia]] from the eastern Kimberleys to [[Queensland]] and south to about Townsville. |
| + | Resident in some areas but in others appears to undergo long-distance movements. May be a non-breeding visitor outside Australia. | ||
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| + | Vagrants recorded at various localities in eastern Australia. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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| + | This species has been placed in either genus ''Egretta'' or in genus ''[[:Category:Ardea|Ardea]]'' by different authorities. Opus is following the majority of the international taxonomic checklists and therefore lists this species in ''Egretta'' | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | [[Image:40934Pied Heron Ardea picata Shoal Bay 15-9-06 b.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|tcollins|tcollins}}<br />Darwin, [[Northern Territory]], [[Australia]], September 2006]] | ||
Wetlands and wet grasslands. Lakes and swamps, sewage ponds and farmland, estuaries, mudflats and mangroves. | Wetlands and wet grasslands. Lakes and swamps, sewage ponds and farmland, estuaries, mudflats and mangroves. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| + | They feed on insects such as grasshoppers, beetles, cockroaches, dragonfly larvae and water bugs. With the addition of crustaceans and amphibians. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | They nest in trees. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2019) | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | {{GSearch|"Egretta picata" {{!}} "Pied Heron" {{!}} "Ardea picata" {{!}} "Pied Egret" }} | ||
| + | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
| + | <!--- Comment: construct better than the pure genus+species approach because this species has been placed in more than one genus ---> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:25, 12 December 2023
- Egretta picata
Ardea picata
Identification
43–55 cm (17-21¾ in)
- Dark wings, body and crested head
- White throat and neck
Immature birds lack the crest as well as the dark colouring.
Distribution
Discontinuous range from in southern Borneo and Sulawesi, western and southern New Guinea and northern coastal areas of Australia from the eastern Kimberleys to Queensland and south to about Townsville.
Resident in some areas but in others appears to undergo long-distance movements. May be a non-breeding visitor outside Australia.
Vagrants recorded at various localities in eastern Australia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
This species has been placed in either genus Egretta or in genus Ardea by different authorities. Opus is following the majority of the international taxonomic checklists and therefore lists this species in Egretta
Habitat
Wetlands and wet grasslands. Lakes and swamps, sewage ponds and farmland, estuaries, mudflats and mangroves.
Behaviour
Diet
They feed on insects such as grasshoppers, beetles, cockroaches, dragonfly larvae and water bugs. With the addition of crustaceans and amphibians.
Breeding
They nest in trees.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2019)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Pied Heron. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pied_Heron
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
