Hauraki Gulf New Zealand Pelagic Tours Birdwatching Gallery - unique New Zealand seabirds
INDEX
White-faced Heron
(Ardea novaehollandiae)
Photo - Kanae Hirabayashi
Breeding areas
Open country (nests in trees) and coastal NZ, Chathams.
Breeding season
June to February
Dispersal/migration
Only occasinally reported prior 1935. Now common throughout NZ. Vagrant elsewhere (eg Kermadecs, Snares, Auckland & Campbell Islands) |
