page_title: White-faced heron
section_title: Behaviour
hierarchical_section_title: White-faced heron / Behaviour
caption_attribution_description: English: White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae), Gould's Lagoon, Tasmania, Australia Français&#160;: Aigrette à face blanche (Egretta novaehollandiae), Gould's Lagoon, Tasmanie , Asutralie.
context_page_description: The white-faced heron also known as the white-fronted heron, and incorrectly as the grey heron, or blue crane, is a common bird throughout most of Australasia, including New Guinea, the islands of Torres Strait, Indonesia, New Zealand, and all but the driest areas of Australia.
  It is a medium-sized heron, pale, slightly bluish-grey, with yellow legs and white facial markings. It can be found almost anywhere near shallow water, fresh or salt, and although it is prompt to depart the scene on long, slow-beating wings if disturbed, it will boldly raid suburban fish ponds.
context_section_description: The white-faced heron typically perches on fence-posts, trees, telephone poles and house roofs. Its flight is slow and bouncing.
caption: In flight, Tasmania
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