Malayan Night Heron

Gorsachius melanolophus - Bihoreau malais

Bihoreau malais
adult
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Pelecaniformes

  • Family
    :

    Ardéidés

  • Genus
    :

    Gorsachius

  • Species
    :

    melanolophus

Descriptor

Raffles, 1822

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 49 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 417 à 450 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Bihoreau malais
adult
Bihoreau malais
adult

Malayan Night Heron (Gorsachius melanolophus) is a species of bird in the Ardeidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Bihoreau malais,
  • Martinete malayo,
  • goraz-malaio,
  • Wellenreiher,
  • maláj bakcsó,
  • Indische Kwak,
  • Nitticora di Malesia,
  • malajnatthäger,
  • Duskdverghegre,
  • chavkoš čiernohrivý,
  • kvakoš indomalajský,
  • Malajnathejre,
  • etelänhämyhaikara,
  • martinet de nit malai,
  • ślepowron orientalny,
  • Malajas gārnis,
  • Тигровая выпь,
  • Kowak melayu,
  • ズグロミゾゴイ,
  • 黑冠鳽,
  • นกยางลายเสือ,
  • 黑冠麻鷺〔黑冠虎斑鳽〕,

Voice song and call

Bihoreau malais
adult

Habitat

Bihoreau malais
immature

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Pastureland ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Seasonally Flooded Agricultural Land

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Other sources of interest

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