Nankeen Night Heron

Nycticorax caledonicus - Bihoreau cannelle

Systematics

Order
:
Pelecaniformes
Family
:
Ardéidés
Genus
:
Nycticorax
Species
:
caledonicus

Descriptor

Gmelin, JF, 1789

Biometrics

Size
: 59 cm
Wingspan
: 95 à 110 cm.
Weight
: 550 à 900 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Nankeen Night Heron (Nycticorax caledonicus) is a species of bird in the Ardeidae family.

Subspecific information 6 subspecies

Nycticorax caledonicus caledonicus (New Caledonia)
Nycticorax caledonicus crassirostris (Bonin I.. Japan.)
Nycticorax caledonicus manillensis (Philippines, n Borneo)
Nycticorax caledonicus australasiae (Java east to New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand)
Nycticorax caledonicus mandibularis (Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is.)
Nycticorax caledonicus pelewensis (Palau and Caroline Is.. wc Pacific.)

Foreign names

Bihoreau cannelle,
Martinete canelo,
goraz-canela,
Rotrückenreiher,
kaledón bakcsó,
Rosse Kwak,
Nitticora rossiccia,
rostnatthäger,
Nankinghegre,
chavkoš hrdzavý,
kvakoš rezavý,
Rød Nathejre,
australianyöhaikara,
martinet de nit canyella,
ślepowron rdzawy,
Каледонская кваква,
Kowak-malam merah,
ハシブトゴイ,
棕夜鹭,
rostnatthäger,
棕夜鷺,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tr

opical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Permanent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Lakes ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Sand Dunes, Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes, Coastal Freshwater Lakes ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Rural Gardens, Urban Areas