Japanese Night Heron
Gorsachius goisagi - Bihoreau goisagi
Systematics
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Order:
Pelecaniformes
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Family:
Ardéidés
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Genus:
Gorsachius
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Species:
goisagi
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 49 cm
- Wingspan: 87 cm.
- Weight: 500 à 550 g
Geographic range
Identification
Japanese Night Heron (Gorsachius goisagi) is a species of bird in the Ardeidae family.
Subspecific information monotypic species
Foreign names
- Bihoreau goisagi,
- Martinete japonés,
- goraz-japonês,
- Rotscheitelreiher,
- japán bakcsó,
- Japanse Kwak,
- Nitticora del Giappone,
- japansk natthäger,
- Japandverghegre,
- chavkoš japonský,
- kvakoš japonský,
- Japansk Nathejre,
- japaninhämyhaikara,
- martinet de nit del Japó,
- ślepowron japoński,
- Japānas gārnis,
- Японская кваква,
- Kowak jepang,
- ミゾゴイ,
- 栗鳽,
- japansk natthäger,
- 日本麻鷺〔栗頭虎斑鳽〕,
Habitat
Forest : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land
Threats - protection
IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
in the Wild
Near
threatened
threatened
Not
evaluated
evaluated
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EW
CR
EN
VU
NT
LC
NE
Sources of information
- Vol. 1 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliot-Jordi Sargatal
- THe Herons Handbook, James Hancock et James Kushlan
- BirdLife International, BirdLife International
- Avibase, Lepage Denis
- Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
- IOC World Bird List (v14.2), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.
Other sources of interest
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