#1334 · 🐦 birds

White-faced Heron

🇳🇱 Witwangreiger ·Egretta novaehollandiae

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 outside Europe

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Caiden · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Ron Greer · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © jirau · CC BY-SA 4.0
4. © Samuel Amaris · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © andamooka · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Emily Sonter · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand:© Yani Dubin · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
8. Foster VIC 3960, Australia:© Andrew Jamieson · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Tasman District, Tasman, New Zealand:© Samuel Amaris · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Springston, New Zealand:© Mac Durning · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

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.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 39,011iNaturalist observations
weight 32 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
39,011 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 32 g.
Scientifically named by John Latham in 1790 (236 years ago).