Birds of the World

    PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae (Herons, Bitterns)  
Genus: Gorsachius (4 species)


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Japanese Night Heron (Gorsachius goisagi) Vulnerable
Range: PAL: Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu (c, s Japan), Jeju (off s Korean Pen.) and Taiwan
 



White-backed Night Heron
White-backed Night Heron (Gorsachius leuconotus)
Range: AF: widespread
Liwonde National Park, Malawi  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


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White-eared Night Heron (Gorsachius magnificus)
Range: OR: s, e China and n Vietnam
 



Malayan Night Heron
Malayan Night Heron (Gorsachius melanolophus)
Range: OR: W Ghats (sw India), ne India through se Asia and se China to Philippines, Peleng (Banggai Is., e of Sulawesi)
Taiwan  
 
Photograph by Somchai Kanchanasut   © All Rights Reserved.



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