Wednesday, February 28, 2024

NANKEEN NIGHT HERON

 

Photographed at Upokongaro, North Island, New Zealand, February 2024

(*198)                 NANKEEN NIGHT HERON                 Nycticorax caledonicus

NEW ZEALAND                    135

Very rare native. Found on the margins of freshwater wetlands or tidal lagoons. Vagrant until it started breeding on Whangaanui River in 1990s. Breeds October to March.






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