| 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)
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