Nankeen Night Heron
Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nankeen_night_heron
Scientific name
Nycticorax caledonicus
Order
Pelecaniformes
Family
Ardeidae
Genus
Nycticorax
Recordings
21
Xeno-canto
Nankeen Night Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus
The nankeen night heron is a heron that belongs to the genus Nycticorax and the family Ardeidae. Due to its distinctive reddish-brown colour, it is also commonly referred to as the rufous night heron. It is primarily nocturnal and is observed in a broad range of habitats, including forests, meadows, shores, reefs, marshes, grasslands, and swamps. The species is 55 to 65 cm in length, with rich cinnamon upperparts and white underparts. The nankeen night heron has a stable population size, and is classified as a species of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Source: wikipedia
Recordings (17)
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| ID↑↓ | Recordist↑↓ | Date▲ | Country↑↓ | Location↑↓ | Type↑↓ | Quality↑↓ | Duration↑↓ | License↑↓ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XC165153 | John Graff | 2011-10-04 | Australia | Herdsman Lake (Maurice Hamer Park North), Western Australia | flight call | C | 0:14 | |||
| XC412857 | Philippe Verbelen | 2012-08-28 | Indonesia | Kokas, Kabupaten Fakfak, Papua Barat | call | C | 0:46 | |||
| XC134243 | Marc Anderson | 2012-09-12 | Australia | Kakadu National Park (near Kakadu), Northern Territory | call | A | 0:17 | |||
| XC175100 | Stijn De Win / Birding2asia.com | 2014-04-11 | Philippines | Twin Lakes, Negros Oriental, Central Visayas | flight call | B | 0:17 | |||
| XC290181 | Frank Lambert | 2015-09-22 | Solomon Islands | Isabel Island - 500m sw of Tiratonga village | call | B | 1:22 | |||
| XC290184 | Frank Lambert | 2015-09-22 | Solomon Islands | Isabel - above Buala village | call | A | 1:15 | |||
| XC290185 | Frank Lambert | 2015-09-22 | Solomon Islands | Isabel Island - c.250m w of Tiratonga village, | call | C | 0:48 | |||
| XC290183 | Frank Lambert | 2015-09-22 | Solomon Islands | Isabel Island - 500m sw of Tiratonga village | call | C | 0:04 | |||
| XC290182 | Frank Lambert | 2015-09-22 | Solomon Islands | Isabel Island - 500m sw of Tiratonga village | call | C | 0:20 | |||
| XC290179 | Frank Lambert | 2015-09-25 | Solomon Islands | Isabel Island - 500m sw of Tiratonga village | flight call | C | 0:46 | |||
| XC295299 | Marc Anderson | 2015-12-08 | Australia | Buccarumbi, New South Wales | call | A | 0:11 | |||
| XC434370 | Marc Anderson | 2018-08-27 | Australia | Artemis Station, Queensland | call | A | 0:37 | |||
| XC439109 | Marc Anderson | 2018-08-31 | Australia | Coen River, Oyala Thumotang National Park, Queensland | call | A | 0:10 | |||
| XC439604 | Marc Anderson | 2018-09-04 | Australia | Twelve Mile Lagoon, Lakefield National Park, Queensland | call | A | 0:10 | |||
| XC722370 | Richard Fuller | 2022-04-22 | Australia | Carindale, Brisbane City, Queensland | nocturnal flight call | C | 0:07 | |||
| XC762344 | Lim Ying Hien | 2022-08-24 | Malaysia | Kota Kinabalu, Sabah | begging call | B | 0:10 | |||
| XC846014 | Lim Ying Hien | 2023-09-21 | Malaysia | Mataking Island, Sabah | call | B | 0:13 | |||