Herons (Ardeidae)
Rufous Night-heron (Nycticorax caledonicus) - HBW 1, p. 420
French: Bihoreau cannelle
German: Rotrückenreiher
Spanish: Martinete Canelo
Other common names: Nankeen Night heron
Taxonomy: Ardea caledonica Gmelin, 1789, New Caledonia.
Forms superspecies with N. nycticorax, with which has hybridized in Java, Sulawesi and Philippines. Race crassirostris of Bonin Is extinct. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- manillensis Vigors, 1831 - Philippines, E Borneo and Sulawesi.
- hilli Mathews, 1912 - Australia N to Java and New Guinea.
- mandibularis Ogilvie Grant, 1888 - Bismarck Archipelago to Solomon Is.
- manillensis Vigors, 1831 - Philippines, E Borneo and Sulawesi.
- hilli Mathews, 1912 - Australia N to Java and New Guinea.
- mandibularis Ogilvie Grant, 1888 - Bismarck Archipelago to Solomon Is.
- pelewensis Mathews, 1926 - Palau and Caroline Is.
- caledonicus (Gmelin, 1789) - New Caledonia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A close-up of a juvenile perched on a post, over the water. Locality Riviere Salée, Nouméa, New Caledonia (ssp caledonicus)
Josep del Hoyo 28 October 2010 44 weeks ago 31 sec 4.7 -
An adult wild bird perched in a tree, looking for food. Locality Parc Zoologique et Forestier, Nouméa, New Caledonia (ssp caledonicus )
Josep del Hoyo 28 October 2010 43 weeks ago 25 sec 4.5 -
An adult perched on a branch Locality Sherwood Arboretum, Sherwood, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (ssp hilli)
Tom Tarrant 31 October 1994 7 years ago 26 sec 4.5 -
A close-up of a wild adult, close to the water. Locality Parc Zoologique et Forestier, Nouméa, New Caledonia (ssp caledonicus)
Josep del Hoyo 28 October 2010 43 weeks ago 24 sec 4.4 -
A wild individual fishing. Locality Parc Zoologique et Forestier, Nouméa, New Caledonia (ssp caledonicus)
Josep del Hoyo 28 October 2010 43 weeks ago 25 sec 4.3 -
A close-up of the head of a wild juvenile. Locality Parc Zoologique et Forestier, Nouméa, New Caledonia (ssp caledonicus)
Josep del Hoyo 28 October 2010 43 weeks ago 22 sec 4.2
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There is a colony here in dense, old pine trees surrounding a small park. One of the birds has become accustomed to picnicking p
Locality Old Noarlunga, South Australia, Australia (ssp hilli)
Peter Waanders 24 November 2009 1 year ago 4.5 -
Adult bird in "Isles of Pines" in New-Caledonia
Locality New Caledonia (ssp caledonicus)
AUGER Benjamin 11 August 2011 4 weeks ago 4.4 -
Composite photo of an adult holding and swallowing a large Oriental Weather Loach
Locality Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Geoffrey Dabb 15 November 2011 4 hours ago ADDED TODAY! 4 -
A rufous night-heron in Melbourne.
Locality Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (ssp hilli)
Rémi Bigonneau 20 September 2010 12 weeks ago 3.9 -
Rufous Night-Heron, Adult roosting in midday heat, Olango Island, Cebu, Philippines
Locality Cebu, Philippines (ssp manillensis)
Mark Andrews 3 March 2009 2 years ago 3.8 -
Standing still......
Locality Padas Damit, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo (ssp manillensis)
Jonathan Soon 5 September 2010 42 weeks ago 3.8
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