Nankeen night heron
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The nankeen night heron is a heron that belongs to the genus Nycticorax and the family Ardeidae. Due to its distinctive reddish-brown colour, it is also commonly referred to as the rufous night heron.
Nycticorax caledonicus Sydney Olympic Park
N. c. australasiae immature
Adult at Fremantle Harbour
Adult in flight in Palau
Nycticorax
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Nycticorax is a genus of night herons. The name Nycticorax means "night raven" and derives from the Ancient Greek νύκτος, nuktos "night" and κοραξ, korax, "raven". It refers to the largely nocturnal f
Nankeen night heron
…The nankeen night heron (Nycticorax caledonicus) is a heron that belongs to the genus Nycticorax and the family Ardeidae. Due to its distinctive reddish-brown colour, it is also commonly referred to as the rufous night heron. It is primarily nocturnal…
Stuffed night heron in the American Museum of Natural History
Black crowned Night Heron RWD2
Cayley Pelecanus conspicillatus