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2 unusual facts about white heron


White heron

Eastern Great Egret (Ardea alba modesta), also known as kōtuku in New Zealand

Great Egret, (Ardea alba), also known as the Great White Egret, Common Egret or White heron


West Coast Region

The region has the only New Zealand nesting place of the kotuku (white heron), near Okarito Lagoon, visited by tours from the small farming township of Whataroa.

Whataroa

It is also a staging base for trips to a white heron sanctuary that is the only breeding location of white heron in New Zealand.


see also

Pantanos de Villa Wildlife Refuge

The Pantanos de Villa Wildlife Refuge (translation: marshes of town) in Lima, Peru is a protected habitat for 150 species of birds including the plunger, colored duck, Puna Ibis (Yanavico), parihua and white heron, considered as the queen of the marshes for its beauty and rhythmic flight.