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| − | {{ | + | '''Alternative names: Malay Night Heron''' |
| + | [[Image:Malayan_Night_Heron.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Mark+Bruce|Mark Bruce}} <br /> Chaiyi, [[Taiwan]], November 2004]] | ||
;[[:Category:Gorsachius|Gorsachius]] melanolophus | ;[[:Category:Gorsachius|Gorsachius]] melanolophus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 45-49 cm (17¾-19¼ in)<br /> | ||
| + | *Dark reddish-brown and black heron | ||
| + | *Black cap and crest | ||
| + | *White-tipped [[Topography#Wings|primaries]] | ||
| + | *Chestnut-barred upperparts | ||
| + | *Olive feet and bill | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Patchy range in [[India]] and South-East [[Asia]]. | Patchy range in [[India]] and South-East [[Asia]]. | ||
| − | '''Breeds''' in two separate areas of India, in the Western Ghats from Belgaum southwards in south-west India and in the north-east in Assam and Manipur. Also breeds in scattered areas of [[Burma]], [[Thailand]] | + | '''Breeds''' in two separate areas of [[India]], in the Western Ghats from Belgaum southwards in south-west India and in the north-east in Assam and Manipur. Also breeds in scattered areas of [[Burma]], [[Thailand]], [[Indochina]], [[China]] (including [[Hong Kong]] and Hainan) and further south in [[Malaya]], the [[Nicobar Islands]], eastern [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], [[Borneo]] and the [[Philippines]]. Some birds are resident on the southern Ryukyu Islands of [[Japan]], and in [[Taiwan]]. |
| + | [[Image:23717415412 6e10797398 c.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|SeeToh|SeeToh}}<br />Tuas South, [[Singapore]], December 2015]] | ||
| + | South-west Indian birds winter in the highlands of [[Sri Lanka]] and arrive October-November and those from north-east [[India]] move south-west into [[Burma]] and [[Thailand]] in August-October. | ||
| − | + | It is related to, but distinct from, the [[Japanese Night Heron]]. | |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | ====Subspecies==== | |
| + | Two subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
| + | *''G. m. melanolophus'' - patchily distributed from [[India]] (Western Ghats, Assam) east to southern [[China]], [[Taiwan]], the Ryukyu Islands, the [[Philippines]], and southeast [[Asia]] south to the northern Thai-Malay Peninsula; winters to [[Sri Lanka]], the southern Thai-Malay Peninsula, and the [[Greater Sunda Islands]] | ||
| + | *''G. m. minor'' - [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands|Nicobar Islands]] | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Streams in dense hill forest. | + | Streams in dense hill forest, lowland swamps. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists of beetles and other insects, earthworms, frogs, lizards, molluscs, snakes and possibly small fish. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug21}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2015) |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Gorsachius | + | {{GSearch|"Gorsachius melanolophus" {{!}} "Malayan Night Heron"}} |
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Gorsachius]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Gorsachius]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:41, 30 January 2025
Alternative names: Malay Night Heron
- Gorsachius melanolophus
Identification
45-49 cm (17¾-19¼ in)
- Dark reddish-brown and black heron
- Black cap and crest
- White-tipped primaries
- Chestnut-barred upperparts
- Olive feet and bill
Distribution
Patchy range in India and South-East Asia.
Breeds in two separate areas of India, in the Western Ghats from Belgaum southwards in south-west India and in the north-east in Assam and Manipur. Also breeds in scattered areas of Burma, Thailand, Indochina, China (including Hong Kong and Hainan) and further south in Malaya, the Nicobar Islands, eastern Sumatra, Java, Borneo and the Philippines. Some birds are resident on the southern Ryukyu Islands of Japan, and in Taiwan.
South-west Indian birds winter in the highlands of Sri Lanka and arrive October-November and those from north-east India move south-west into Burma and Thailand in August-October.
It is related to, but distinct from, the Japanese Night Heron.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized[1].
- G. m. melanolophus - patchily distributed from India (Western Ghats, Assam) east to southern China, Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands, the Philippines, and southeast Asia south to the northern Thai-Malay Peninsula; winters to Sri Lanka, the southern Thai-Malay Peninsula, and the Greater Sunda Islands
- G. m. minor - Nicobar Islands
Habitat
Streams in dense hill forest, lowland swamps.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of beetles and other insects, earthworms, frogs, lizards, molluscs, snakes and possibly small fish.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Malayan Night Heron. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Malayan_Night_Heron
External Links
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