About
Body grey, face white, breast feathers brown-purple. Bill dark brown and legs yellow.White-faced Herons feed in shallow water on intertidal mud flats and reefs, and also in pastures. They eat crustaceans, fish, insects and worms.
White-faced Herons feed in shallow water on intertidal mud flats and reefs, and also in pastures. They eat crustaceans, fish, insects and worms.
Size
Body up to 70 cm longHabitat
Wetlands, swamps, coastal bays and inletsDistribution
Mainland Australia and TasmaniaGallery
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Local Sightings
1 recorded sighting in and around the area.
References & citations (2)
- The Atlas of Living Australia (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)
- The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)
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