Multi-species plate · Buller / Keulemans · 1888

Two birds identified on this plate

Pacific Reef Heron · Great Egret

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01Pacific Reef Heron

Ardea sacraEgretta sacraShow this identification

Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateArdea sacraBlue Heron

Name used todayEgretta sacraPacific Reef Heron

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

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02Great Egret

Ardea modestaArdea alba modestaShow this identification

Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateArdea modestaWhite Heron

Name used todayArdea alba modestaGreat Egret

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

Publication: A history of the birds of New Zealand, Volume 2
Plate: 12
Creator: Walter L. Buller; plates principally by J. G. Keulemans, with uncoloured plates after P. J. Smit by E. Wilson
Holding institution: Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Taxonomic authority: AviList 2025
Rights: Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.