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Ardea alba

3 Great Egret at Jerrabomberra Wetlands

Ardea alba at Jerrabomberra Wetlands - 16 Jan 2024
Ardea alba at Jerrabomberra Wetlands - 16 Jan 2024
Ardea alba at Jerrabomberra Wetlands - 16 Jan 2024
Ardea alba at Jerrabomberra Wetlands - 16 Jan 2024
Ardea alba at Jerrabomberra Wetlands - 16 Jan 2024
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Identification history

Ardea alba 17 Jan 2024 Liam.m
Ardea alba 16 Jan 2024 CarbonAI
Ardea alba 16 Jan 2024 RodDeb

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Sherwood wrote:
   17 Jan 2024
It's a great egret you can see the gape extends behind the eye, intermediates don't have this.

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Anas gracilis (Grey Teal) at Fyshwick, ACT - 11 Oct 2023 by JimL
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Sighting information

  • 2 Abundance
  • 16 Jan 2024 01:28 PM Recorded on
  • RodDeb Recorded by

Species information

  • Ardea alba Scientific name
  • Great Egret Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 700.2m Recorded at altitude
  • 366 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Ardea modesta

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