Pied Heron
Egretta picata ‡
Fogg Dam Cons. Res., N NT IMG_4092a 20180729 - adults in non-breeding plumage (short nape plumage). CLICK adult.
Notes: Small tropical heron w. blackish upperparts
& wings; white neck; yellow eye, bill & legs.
Adult:
glossy black cap & nape plumes; brownish-black breast & belly.
Non-breeding: short nape
plumes. Juvenile: usually white head, no
nape plumes, but some have brownish cap; breast &
belly
white. Feeds on insects & aquatic animals alone or in groups of
up to a thousand individuals.
Range from eBird©(last 10 years)
Morabito Road, Yorkeys Knob, FNE Qld IMG_7148 20260118 - adult in breeding plumage: long nape plumes.
Fogg Dam Cons. Res., N NT IMG_4101 20180729 - 2 x adult, 1 x young
Morabito Road, Yorkeys Knob, FNE Qld IMG_7206 20260118 - adult, breeding plumage.
Morabito Road, Yorkeys Knob, FNE Qld IMG_7161 20260118 - adult CLICK next pic.
Morabito Road, Yorkeys Knob, FNE Qld IMG_7137 20260118 - adult, breeding plumage.
Kununurra Sewage Ponds, NE WA IMG_6982 20180813 - late juvenile: white head but nape plumes.CLICK for a second view.
Lily Creek Lagoon, Kununurra, NE WA IMG_6896 20180813 - juvenile
Morabito Road, Yorkeys Knob, FNE Qld IMG_7152 20260118
Morabito Road, Yorkeys Knob, FNE Qld IMG_7214 20260118
location MVI_6666 20180909