Pied Heron
Egretta picata(Gould, J, 1845)
English (US) Pied Heron
The Pied Heron (Egretta picata) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns) in the order Pelecaniformes.
Range: Sulawesi, southern New Guinea, and northern Australia (northeastern Kimberley region, northern Western Australia, to northeastern Queensland; scarce inland)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Egretta picata
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Pied Heron
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1845)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Ardea (Herodias) picata
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1845)
- Type locality
- Port Essington, Northern Territory.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.13, no.147 p.62
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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