Malayan Night Heron
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| Gorsachius melanolophus Raffles, 1822 |
The Malayan Night Heron, Gorsachius melanolophus also known as Malaysian Night Heron is a medium-sized heron. It is distributed in south, east and southeast Asia, breeding in India, China and the Philippines.
The Malayan Night Heron stands about 47cm tall. It is nocturnal and is found in forests. Adult has black crown, reddish-brown face and neck, dark reddish-brown underparts with fine streaks, black wings. Juvenile is greyish-brown with black and white spots, and underparts are streaked.
Widespread throughout its large range, the Malayan Night Heron is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Gorsachius melanolophus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 26 November 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
