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Colonial nesters (Herons, Cormorants, etc)
Sighting 4470496

Butorides striata

Striated Heron at Tuross Head, NSW

Butorides striata at Tuross Head, NSW - 11 Feb 2023 08:00 PM
Butorides striata at Tuross Head, NSW - 11 Feb 2023 08:00 PM
Butorides striata at Tuross Head, NSW - 11 Feb 2023 08:00 PM
Butorides striata at Tuross Head, NSW - 11 Feb 2023 08:00 PM
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Identification history

Butorides striata 16 Feb 2023 natureguy
Egretta novaehollandiae 15 Feb 2023 CarbonAI
Egretta sacra 15 Feb 2023 HelenCross

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2 comments

natureguy wrote:
   16 Feb 2023
A much smaller hunched posture heron with dark cap and throat streak
HelenCross wrote:
   16 Feb 2023
Thanks, don't know why I selected egret!

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Species information

  • Butorides striata Scientific name
  • Striated Heron Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 72.69m Recorded at altitude
  • 92 images trained Machine learning

  • Synonyms

    Butorides striata

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