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Pacific Reef Heron / Egretta sacra LC

  • Synonyms Reef Heron, Eastern Reef-Egret, Eastern Reef Heron, Pacific Reef-Egret, Eastern Reef-Heron, Blue Heron, Reef Egret, Pacific Reef Egret, Pacific Reef-Heron, Eastern Reef Egret
  • Old latin name for bird Ardea sacra, Ardea jugularis, Demigretta sacra

Pacific Reef Heronbird sounds *

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    Call, © Matthias Feuersenger
    Fiji
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    Call, © Matthias Feuersenger
    Fiji
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    Call, © Matthias Feuersenger
    Fiji
  • 4.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Solomon Islands
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    Alarm call, © Matthias Feuersenger
    Fiji
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    Call, © Matthias Feuersenger
    Fiji
  • 7.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Thailand
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Tricolored Heron
Reddish Egret
Little Egret
White-faced Heron
Chinese Egret
Western Reef Heron
Dimorphic Egret
Black Heron
All related species (12)

Where to see Pacific Reef Heron

  • Breeding region Australasia, Oriental Region
  • Breeding subregion coastal s Bangladesh and Andaman Is. to Ryukyu Is. (s Japan), Australasia (except s outlying is.), Melanesia to Tuamotu Arch. (e Polynesia)

Pacific Reef Heron subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Egretta sacra albolineataNew Caledonia including Loyalty Is.-No
Egretta sacra sacracoastal s Bangladesh and Andaman Is. to Ryukyu Is. (s Japan), Australasia (except s outlying is.), Melanesia (except New Caledonia) to Tuamotu Arch. (e Polynesia)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
BelarusianУсходняя рыфавая чапля
Bengaliপ্র঱াে ব঱রফগা, প্রশান্ত শৈলবগা
BretonHerlegon sakr
BulgarianИзточна рифова чапла
Catalanmartinet sagrat
Chinese岩鷺, 岩鹭
Chinese (Traditional)岩鷺
Croatiandebelokljuna čaplja
Czechvolavka pobřežní, Volavka pobrežní
DanishØstlig Revhejre
DutchOostelijke Rifreiger
EsperantoRifa egretardeo, Rifegreto, rifa egreto
Estonianrifi-siidhaigur
Finnishkorallihaikara
FrenchAigrette des récifs de l'Est, Héron des palétuviers, Aigrette sacrée
GalicianGarzota sacra
GermanRiffreiher
GreekΣκoπελoτσικvιάς
Hungariankeleti zátonykócsag
IcelandicRifhegri
IndonesianBurung Kuntul Karang, Kantul karang , Cangak pasifik, Kuntul karang
IrishÉigrit sceire oirthearach
ItalianGarzetta di Reef, Garzetta sacra, Garzetta del Pacifico, Egretta corallina del Pacifico, Garzetta del reef orientale
Japaneseクロサギ
Korean흑로
Latviansvētais gārnis
LithuanianJūrinis garnys, rifinis garnys
MalayBangau laut, Burung Bangau Batu, Bangau Batu, Burung Kuntul Hitam, Burung Pucung Batu
Maorimatuku-moana, Matuka Moana, Matuku moana
Northern SamiKorállaháigir
Norwegiansothegre
Norwegian NynorskSothegre
Polishczapla czczona
PortugueseGarça-dos-recifes-oriental, garça-sagrada
RomanianEgretă recifurilor
RussianТихоокеанская Рифовая Цапля, Цапля тихоокеанская рифовая, Восточная рифовая цапля
Samoanmatu'u
SerbianPacifička čaplja
Slovakvolavka posvätná
SlovenianVzhodna obalna čaplja
SpanishGarceta de arrecife, Garza de los arrecifes
Swedishkorallhäger
Tahitianout'u
TamilKarai Kokku
Thaiนกยางทะเล
TurkishPasifik Kıyı Balıkçılı, Kaya akbalıkçılı
Ukrainianчепура тихоокеанська
VietnameseChim Diệc đen, Cò đen, Diệc đen, Chim Cò đen
WelshCrëyr traethau dwyreiniol