MALAYSIAN NIGHT HERON

960               MALAYSIAN NIGHT HERON              Gorsachius melanolophus

AUSTRALIA (Christmas Island)             692

Also known as Malayan Night Heron or Tiger Bittern. 48 cm; wingspan 86 cm. Found in forests, streams, and marshes.  Range: India, Sri Lanka, Brunei, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Japan; vagrant in Christmas Island and Palau.

Christmas Island, January 2023