Japanese Night Heron
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The Japanese Night Heron, Gorsachius goisagi, is a species of night heron found in East Asia. It breeds in Japan, and winters in the Philippines and Indonesia. It is also seen in the spring and summer in Korea and the Russian Far East.
The Japanese Night Heron prefers dense, damp forest, in both its breeding and winter ranges. Common until the 1970s, this species is threatened by deforestation in its summer and winter ranges. Other documented threats include the introduction of the Siberian Weasel (Mustela sibirica) in its breeding range. The current population is estimated at approximately 1,000.
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- BirdLife International (2004). Gorsachius goisagi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-01-01.
