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| Egretta picata |
(Gould, 1845) |
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Family: herons |
Order: Ciconiiformes |
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Pied heron |
Aigrette pie |
Garceta pie |
Elstereiher |
| Migration: partial |
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unclear, sedentary, dispersive, migratory, intercontinental |
Poorly known. In Australia, sedentary with some erratic movements; regular non-breeding visitor to Innisfail
(Queensland) in Oct-Feb. Part of population performs post-breeding dispersal or migration to Indonesia and New
Guinea during Australian dry season between Mar/May and Dec/Feb. Occasional in SE Australia, during flood
years; accidental to S Borneo. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1992)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1992) - www.hbw.com,
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(A digitised version of this map is published in GIS shape format on the GROMS CD).
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| (Last update: 26.04.04 by E.Heuel) |