Species profile
Pied Heron
Egretta picata
Quick answer
Locally from New Guinea to Indonesia and n Australia
- Scientific name
- Egretta picata
- Family
- Ardeidae
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Genus
- Egretta
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Pied Heron in your journal
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