MALAYAN NIGHT HERON

The 'Malayan Night Heron', ''Gorsachius melanolophus'' also known as 'Malaysian Night Heron' is a medium-sized heron. It is distributed in south, east and southeast Asia, breeding in India, China and the Philippines.
The Malayan Night Heron stands about 47cm tall. It is nocturnal and is found in forests. Adult has black crown, reddish-brown face and neck, dark reddish-brown underparts with fine streaks, black wings. Juvenile is greyish-brown with black and white spots, and underparts are streaked.
Widespread throughout its large range, the Malayan Night Heron is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

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★ Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

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★ BirdLife Species Factsheet

★ IUCN Red List