Nycticorax caledonicus

Nankeen Night-Heron at Port Douglas, QLD

Nycticorax caledonicus at Port Douglas, QLD - 1 Jul 2023 07:12 AM
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Identification history

Nycticorax caledonicus 3 Jul 2023 Liam.m
Nycticorax caledonicus 3 Jul 2023 BenW

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Juvenile flushed from drainage channel and flew up into dense thicket of dead trees.

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  • Nycticorax caledonicus Scientific name
  • Nankeen Night-Heron Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 645m Recorded at altitude
  • 146 images trained Machine learning

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