Avibase: Egretta sacra (Pacific Reef Heron)

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Pacific Reef Heron

Egretta sacra (Gmelin, JF 1789)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Pacific Reef Heron - Egretta sacra sacra	Matthias Feuersenger	2012-06-08	Caqalai Island, Central (Fiji) (1 m)	alarm calls (A) - Bird flying out of the top of a coconut palm in reaction to me stumbling around underneath.Recording equipment: Telinga Pro 7 stereo dat mic, sound devices 702	108892 xeno-canto.org
Pacific Reef Heron - Egretta sacra sacra	Matthias Feuersenger	2012-06-08	Caqalai Island, Central (Fiji) (1 m)	calls (A) - Natural vocalisation. Calls from the top of a coconut palm. Possibly breeding birds.Recording equipment: Telinga Pro 7 stereo dat mic, sound devices 702	108893 xeno-canto.org
Pacific Reef Heron - Egretta sacra sacra	Matthias Feuersenger	2012-06-12	Caqalai Island, Central (Fiji) (1 m)	calls (A) - Natural vocalisation. Calls from the top of a palm tree. Possibly breeding birds.Recording equipment: Telinga Pro 7 stereo dat mic, sound devices 702	108895 xeno-canto.org
Pacific Reef Heron - Egretta sacra sacra	Matthias Feuersenger	2012-06-12	Caqalai Island, Central (Fiji) (1 m)	calls (A) - Natural vocalisation. Intraspecific aggression. Calls from a bird in distress (attacked and thrown out of palm tree by another reef heron). Possibly breeding birds.Recording equipment: Telinga Pro 7 stereo dat mic, sound devices 702	108894 xeno-canto.org
Pacific Reef-Heron - Egretta sacra	Josep del Hoyo	2012-08-30	, Western (Fiji)	-	203906341 macaulaylibrary.org
Pacific Reef-Heron - Egretta sacra	Andrew Spencer	2024-11-19	, Rotuma (Fiji)	-	627488742 macaulaylibrary.org
Pacific Reef Heron - Egretta sacra	Marc Anderson	2026-06-01	Tetepare, New Georgia Group, Western Province, Tetepare (Solomon Islands) (20 m)	call - Not seen making this call, but seen during the day nearby and presuming it is this species.	1146524 xeno-canto.org
Pacific Reef Heron - Egretta sacra	Ross Gallardy	2014-09-02	Itoman, Okinawa, Okinawa Island (Japan) (10 m)	alarm call - Call from flushed bird flying away. Exact Location bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	193903 xeno-canto.org
Pacific Reef-Heron - Egretta sacra	Cheng-Hung Wu	2026-05-06	, Penghu (Taiwan)	-	656711870 macaulaylibrary.org
Pacific Reef Heron - Egretta sacra sacra	Matthias Feuersenger	2012-06-07	Caqalai Island, Central (Fiji) (2 m)	calls (B) - Natural vocalisation. Calls at night from roosting tree. Birds not seen when recorded but seen flying into recording location at sunset. Recording equipment: Telinga Pro 7 stereo dat mic, sound devices 702	108867 xeno-canto.org
Pacific Reef-Heron - Egretta sacra	Andrew Pierce	2026-05-16	, Rayong (Thailand)	-	657698243 macaulaylibrary.org
Pacific Reef Heron - Egretta sacra	Okamoto Keita Sin	2021-09-20	Sentosa, Singapore, Singapore (Singapore) (? m)	call - [sono]	756438 xeno-canto.org
Pacific Reef Heron - Egretta sacra	Marc Anderson	2016-04-17	Tambon Ko Tarutao, Amphoe Mueang Satun, Chang Wat Satun, Satun (Thailand) (20 m)	call - Noisy recording with sound of waves in background bird-seen:yes	330787 xeno-canto.org
Pacific Reef-Heron - Egretta sacra	Gwen HK	2026-01-11	, Gladstone (Australia)	-	649243436 macaulaylibrary.org
Pacific Reef-Heron - Egretta sacra	H. Douglas Pratt	1977-06-27	Sauniatu, Samoa, Samoa (Samoa)	-	5733 macaulaylibrary.org
Pacific Reef-Heron - Egretta sacra	lim ying hien	2023-09-22	, Sabah (Malaysia)	-	609447987 macaulaylibrary.org
Pacific Reef-Heron - Egretta sacra	Eliot Miller	2019-08-19	(-21.9656,113.9432), Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia, Exmouth (Australia)	-	176793421 macaulaylibrary.org
Pacific Reef-Heron - Egretta sacra	Wich’yanan Limparungpatthanakij	2026-05-02	, Phangnga (Thailand)	-	656328742 macaulaylibrary.org
Pacific Reef-Heron - Egretta sacra	H. Douglas Pratt	1978-07-03	Ngchelobel, Palau, Palau (Palau)	-	5374 macaulaylibrary.org
Pacific Reef Heron - Egretta sacra	Thet Zaw Naing	2026-01-14	Pulo Gaban Island, Bokpyin, Kawthoung, Tanintharyi Region, Kawthoung (Myanmar) (60 m)	alarm call - [sono]	1078391 xeno-canto.org
Pacific Reef Heron - Egretta sacra sacra	Lim Ying Hien	2023-09-22	Bahagian Tawau, Sabah, Semporna (Malaysia) (10 m)	flight call - 2 individuals dark morph flight chasing each other	831907 xeno-canto.org

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