Malayan night heron

Malayan night heron
Malayan night heron call
Muzha Park, Taipei City, Taiwan, May 2013.
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Gorsachius
Species:
G. melanolophus
Binomial name
Gorsachius melanolophus
(Raffles, 1822)
Range of G. melanolophus
  Breeding range
  Resident range
  Wintering range

The Malayan night heron (Gorsachius melanolophus), also known as Malaysian night heron and tiger bittern,[2] is a medium-sized heron. It is distributed in southern and eastern Asia.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Gorsachius melanolophus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22697242A93604480. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22697242A93604480.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Malayan Night-Heron". Birding in Taiwan. Retrieved 31 July 2016.