C IUCN · LC · Least Concern Pelecaniformes Ardeidae

Nankeen Night Heron

Nycticorax caledonicus

CIOC 2660

Nankeen Night Heron

Nycticorax caledonicus

Pelecaniformes · Ardeidae

Nankeen Night Heron (Nycticorax caledonicus).

ATK101

DEF80

XC722370 · Richard Fuller · CC0 1.0

2587 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body length: 55–65 cm
Body Mass: 856 g
Wingspan: 110 cm
Diet: Aquatic prey
Migration: Partially migratory

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ATK 101

Dagger-like or spear bill specialized for precision thrusts and instantaneous underwater strike acceleration (ATK 101).

DEF 80

Tightly preened water-repellent oiled plumage resisting freezing currents and dive water resistance (DEF 80).

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How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

Richard Fuller · Sources & credits

🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Australasia: widespread Habitat: Wetlands & Marsh

6 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Nycticorax caledonicus crassirostris · Extinct
Bonin Is. (=Ogasawara Is.; se Japan)
Nycticorax caledonicus manillensis
Philippines and n Borneo
Nycticorax caledonicus australasiae
Java e to New Guinea, nw Bismarck Arch., Australia and New Zealand
Nycticorax caledonicus mandibularis
e Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is. except Temotu (=Santa Cruz Is.; se Solomon Is.)
Nycticorax caledonicus pelewensis
Palau and Caroline Is. (s Micronesia)
Nycticorax caledonicus caledonicus
Grande Terre (New Caledonia)

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