White-faced heron.(Egretta novaehollandiae), An Australian immigrant which began breeding in New Zealand only in the 1940s, the white-faced heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) has become the most populous heron in the country. Adaptable birds, they are equally at home along the coast or inland. They feed in aquatic environments and damp pastures, taking fish, tadpoles, frogs, insects, spiders, worms and even mice. They are about 66 centimetres long and weigh 550 grams


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