WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2

Japanese Night Heron

Gorsachius goisagi

Japanese Night Heron belongs to Ardeidae, within the order Pelecaniformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.

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Japanese Night Heron · Gorsachius goisagi — Illustration, not a field photograph.

Taxonomy & recorded facts

Scientific name: Gorsachius goisagi
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Conservation record: VU · Vulnerable
Habitat in source: Riverine
Reported mass: 527 g
Reported wingspan: 88 cm

Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.