Colours
Distinguishing features
Both the male and female of the species are mostly white, with dark wing-tips and a distinctive "collar" of dark feathers. Seen from above in flight the birds have green bands on the tops of their wings.
Juveniles have some grey flecking in the white areas of their plumage and they are generally duller in colour. (Wikipedia)
Size
- From 50 cm to 56 cm (Length of specimen) - applies to Males
- From 49 cm to 61 cm (Length of specimen) - applies to Females
Wingspan
- Wingspan data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
inhabits the mangrove forests and coastline of New Guinea and Australia. In Australia, its primary range is coastal tropical northern Australia, from central Queensland through northern Northern Territory (including Kakadu National Park) to the Kimberley in Western Australia.
The species prefers the brackish waters of mangrove flats and paperbark tree swamps, but will visit freshwater swamps, lagoons, and billabongs further inland during the wet season. (Wikipedia)
Diet
The diet consists mainly of mollusks, insects, sedge materials and algae. (Wikipedia)
