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Monday 1^st June 2020 /

Western Reef Heron

Scientific Name: Egretta gularis

Size:	65 cm long
Habitat:	on rocky or sandy shores and reefs, also found around estuaries, mudflats, salt marshes, mangroves, tidal creeks and lagoons.
IUCN Status:	Least Concern
Diet:	Fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Did you know?	There are two form of western reef heron, a dark form which is gray in colour with a white throat, and the light one which is white overall and has two plumes on the back of the crown.