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
Stuffed night heron in the American Museum of Natural History
Black crowned Night Heron RWD2
Nycticorax caledonicus Sydney Olympic Park
Cayley Pelecanus conspicillatus
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
…1789) N. n. obscurus (Bonaparte, 1855) N. n. falklandicus (Hartert, EJO, 1914) Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America Size: Habitat: Diet: LC Nankeen night heron or rufous night heron Nycticorax caledonicus (Gmelin, 1789) Six subspecies N. c. caledonicus (Gmelin, 1789) N. c. manillensis Vigors, 1831 N. c…
N. c. australasiae immature
Adult at Fremantle Harbour
Adult in flight in Palau