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 |  | Scientific name: Nycticorax caledonicus
Size: 60cm
Status: Common
Diet: Small fish, reptiles, birds mammals and even eggs.
Habitat: Permanent, semi permanent fresh, brackish waters throughout Australia.
Breeding: Breeding occurs during Spring Summer, four pale blue eggs are layed on a platform of sticks in a tree.
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| | Rufous Night Heron
/Rufous+Night+Heron/$File/Rufous+Night+Heron.jpg) Nesting colonies can range from 10 to 1,000 pairs depending on availability of food. |