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title: "Czapla białoszyja"
description: "Ardea pacifica — Ptaki. The white-necked heron or Pacific heron (Ardea pacifica) is a species of heron that is found on most of the Australian continent wherever freshwater habitats exist."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/white-necked-heron
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Czapla białoszyja

> Ardea pacifica — Ptaki. The white-necked heron or Pacific heron (Ardea pacifica) is a species of heron that is found on most of the Australian continent wherever freshwater habitats exist.

- Scientific name: *Ardea pacifica*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 5397
- Wikidata: [Q916818](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q916818)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4966](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4966)

## Names

- en: White-necked Heron
- de: Weißhalsreiher
- es: Garza de Cuello Blanco
- fr: Héron à tête blanche
- nl: Withalsreiger
- pt: Garça-de-pescoço-branco
- pl: Czapla białoszyja

## Countries with the most observations

AU (5257), NZ (4)

## Summary

The white-necked heron or Pacific heron (Ardea pacifica) is a species of heron that is found on most of the Australian continent wherever freshwater habitats exist. It is also found in parts of Indonesia and New Guinea, but is uncommon in Tasmania. The populations of this species in Australia are known to be nomadic like most water birds in Australia, moving from one water source to another, often entering habitats they have not previously occupied, taking advantage of flooding and heavy rain where the surplus of food allows them to breed and raise their young. Irruptive movements may occur when environmental conditions…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-necked_heron

## Photo

![Czapla białoszyja](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-necked-heron/medium.jpg)

Photo: John Cull · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/245690222

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/white-necked-heron?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).