Species factsheet

Nankeen Night Heron (Nycticorax caledonicus)

Order: Nycticorax caledonicus
Family: Herons, Bitterns (Ardeidae)

Danish name: Rød Nathejre

Voices can be found here (External link)

Subspecies and Distribution

manillensis

Philippines, n Borneo, Sulawesi

hilli

Java east to New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand

pelewensis

Palau and Caroline Is. (wc Pacific)

caledonicus

New Caledonia

mandibularis

Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is.

Photos

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