{"id":"037","slug":"white-necked-heron","name":"White-necked Heron","scientificNames":["Ardea pacifica"],"rarityInGarden":"uncommon","averageHeightCm":91,"averageWeightGrams":900,"sourceUrl":"https://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/ardea-pacifica","factoid":"Like other herons, the White-necked Heron has a special hinge mechanism at the sixth vertebra that allows them to rapidly extend their folded neck and so catch unwary prey.","images":["https://www.birdsinbackyards.net/sites/www.birdsinbackyards.net/files/styles/medium/public/factsheets/images/hero/whitenecked_heron.jpg?itok=cS6a2dBA"]}