White-necked Heron

White-necked Heron

Ardea pacifica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Booderee National Park
1 Verified records at Booderee National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The white-necked heron or Pacific heron (Ardea pacifica) is a species of heron that is found on most of the Australian continent wherever freshwater habitats exist. It is also found in parts of Indonesia and New Guinea, but is uncommon in Tasmania. The populations of this species in Australia are known to be nomadic like most water birds in Australia, moving from one water source to another, often entering habitats they have not previously occupied, taking advantage of flooding and heavy rain where the surplus of food allows them to breed and raise their young. Irruptive movements may occur when environmental conditions are right in places where the species has been rare or absent. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Booderee National Park

Ardea modesta

Ardea modesta

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea modesta

Insufficient data
Great Egret
LC Endemic

Great Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea alba

5–10% · Rare
White-faced Heron
LC

White-faced Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta novaehollandiae

20–30% · Possible
Striated Heron
LC

Striated Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Butorides striata

5–10% · With luck
Pacific Reef Heron
LC

Pacific Reef Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta sacra

<5% · Rare
Little Egret
LC

Little Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta garzetta

<5% · Rare
Nankeen Night-Heron
LC

Nankeen Night-Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nycticorax caledonicus

Insufficient data
intermediate egret

intermediate egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta intermedia

Insufficient data
Australian Pelican
LC

Australian Pelican

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pelecanus conspicillatus

20–30% · Possible
Australian White Ibis

Australian White Ibis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Threskiornis molucca

<5% · Rare
Royal Spoonbill
LC

Royal Spoonbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Platalea regia

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of White-necked Heron at Booderee National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
2 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
3 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
4 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
5 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
6 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
7 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
8 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
9 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
10 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
11 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
12 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
13 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
14 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
15 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
16 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
17 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
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