White-necked Heron

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q916818
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Summary

White-necked Heron is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (422 views/month, #1,602 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Ardea[5]
  • Taxon name: Ardea pacifica[6]
  • Commons category: Ardea pacifica[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Ardea pacifica[8]
  • Commons gallery: Ardea pacifica[9]
  • Short name: A. pacifica[10]
  • Taxon common name: crëyr y Môr Tawel[11], White-necked Heron[12], Weißhalsreiher[13], Garza cuelliblanca[14], bernat collblanc[15], volavka bělokrká[16], valgepea-haigur[17], Hvithodehegre[18], Белошейная цапля[19], シロガシラサギ[20], Hvidhalset Hejre[21], valkopäähaikara[22], fehérnyakú gém[23], czapla białoszyja[24]
  • Wingspan: 153.5 cm[25]
  • Mass: 42 g[26]
  • Litter size: 3.5[27]
  • Egg incubation period: 29 day[28]
  • NZTCS conservation status: vagrant[29]

Body

Identifiers

White-necked Heron's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4966[30]. White-necked Heron's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 585465[31]. White-necked Heron's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45517766[32]. White-necked Heron's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2480933[33]. White-necked Heron's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174789[34].

Why It Matters

White-necked Heron has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [31] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [34] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [33] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . Handbook of the Birds of the World. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . The worldwide variation in avian clutch size across species and space. wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . Handbook of the Birds of the World. wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . New Zealand Threat Classification System Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Mullanur · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of life id → 45517766
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'en',
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  2. 8w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nztcs conservation status → vagrant
    Egg incubation period → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+29'}
    Litter size → {'amount': '+3.5'}
    Taxon rank → species
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