• Synonyms Malaysian Night-Heron, Malay Night Heron, Tiger Bittern, Tiger Night-Heron, Malay Bittern, Malay Night-Heron, Malayan Night-Heron, Malaysian Night Heron
  • Old latin name for bird Nycticorax melanolophus, Butio kutteri, Ardea melanolopha

Malayan Night Heronbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Japan
  • 2.
    Call, © Sunny Tseng
    Taiwan
  • 3.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Japan
  • 4.
    Song, © David Farrow
    Bhutan
  • 5.
    Call, © Desmond Allen
    Japan
  • 6.
    Call, © Tsai-Yu Wu
    Taiwan
  • 7.
    Song, © Chie-Jen Jerome Ko
    Taiwan
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Malayan Night Heron

  • Breeding region Oriental Region
  • Breeding subregion W Ghats (sw India), ne India through se Asia and se China to Philippines, Peleng (Banggai Is., e of Sulawesi)
  • Non breeding region to Sri Lanka, Greater Sundas

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Bengaliভারয়ী চনচ঱ফক , মালয়ী নিশিবক
BulgarianМалайска нощна чапла
Catalanmartinet de nit malai
Chinese黑冠鳽, 黑冠行鸟, 黑冠夜, 黑冠麻鷺, 黑冠, 黑冠千干鸟, 黑冠虎斑, 黑冠夜鳽
Chinese (Traditional)黑冠虎斑鳽, 黑冠麻鷺〔黑冠虎斑鳽〕, 黑冠鳽, 黑冠夜鳽, 黑冠麻鷺
Croatianmalajski gak
Czechkvakoš indomalajský
DanishMalaj Nathejre, Malajnathejre
DutchIndische Kwak
EsperantoTigra noktardeo
Estonianida-ööhaigur
Finnishetelänhämyhaikara
FrenchButor malais, Bihoreau malais
GermanWellen-Reiher, Wellenreiher
Hungarianmaláj bakcsó
IndonesianKowak melayu, Burung Kowak Melayu
ItalianNitticora tigrata della Malesia, Nitticora della Malesia, Nitticora di Malesia
Japaneseズグロミゾゴイ
Korean푸른눈테해오라기, 검은댕기붉은해오라기
LatvianMalajas gārnis
Lithuanianmalajinis baublys
MalayBurung Perlong, Pucong Rimau, Burung Pucung Rimau, Pucong, Pucung Harimau, Burung Pucung Harimau
Malayalamകാട്ടുകൊക്ക്
Nepaliमलाया बा“केबकुल्ला
Norwegianduskdverghegre
Norwegian NynorskDuskdverghegre
Polishbąkowron orientalny, slepowron orientalny, ślepowron orientalny
Portuguesegarça-nocturna-malaia, Savacu-malaio
RussianТигровая выпь, Малайская Ночная Выпь, Тигровая кваква, Чернохохлая кваква
SerbianMalajski gak
Slovakchavkoš čiernohrivý
SpanishGarza Nocturna Tigresa, Martinete malayo
Swedishmalajnatthäger
Thaiนกยางลายเสือ
TurkishMalaya Gece Balıkçılı, Malay Gece Balıkçılı
Ukrainianквак малазійський
VietnameseVạc rừng, Chim Cò tôm, Chim Vạc rừng