Body grey, face white, breast feathers brown-purple. Bill dark brown and legs yellow. Body up to 70 cm long.
White-faced Herons feed in shallow water on intertidal mud flats and reefs, and also in pastures. They eat crustaceans, fish, insects and worms.
Wetlands, swamps, coastal bays and inlets.
Native to Australia
- DSE Advisory List : Not listed
- EPBC Act 1999 : Not listed
- IUCN Red List : Least Concern