• Synonyms Rufous Night-Heron, Nankeen Heron, Rufous night heron, Nankeen Night-Heron
  • Old latin name for bird Ardea caledonica, Nycticorax calendonicus

Nankeen Night Heronbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 2.
    Flight call, © Stijn De Win / Birding2asia.com
    Philippines
  • 3.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 4.
    Call, © nick talbot
    Australia
  • 5.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Nankeen Night Heron

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion widespread

Nankeen Night Heron subspecies (6)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Nycticorax caledonicus australasiaeJava e to New Guinea, nw Bismarck Arch., Australia and New Zealand-No
Nycticorax caledonicus caledonicusGrande Terre (New Caledonia)-No
Nycticorax caledonicus crassirostrisBonin Is. (=Ogasawara Is.; se Japan)-Yes
Nycticorax caledonicus mandibularise Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is. except Temotu (=Santa Cruz Is.; se Solomon Is.)-No
Nycticorax caledonicus manillensisPhilippines and n Borneo-No
Nycticorax caledonicus pelewensisPalau and Caroline Is. (s Micronesia)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AzerbaijaniKaledoniya qarıldağı
BulgarianАвстралийска нощна чапла
Catalanmartinet de nit canyella
Chinese棕夜鹭, 棕夜鷺
Chinese (Traditional)棕夜鷺
Croatianriđi gak
Czechkvakoš rezavý
DanishRød Nathejre
DutchRosse Kwak
EsperantoRuĝecbruna noktardeo, Oceania noktardeo, rufa noktardeo
Estonianpuna-ööhaigur
Finnishaustralianyöhaikara
FrenchBihoreau marron, Bihoreau cannelle
GermanRotrückenreih, Rotrücken-Nachtreiher, Rotrückenreiher
Hungariankaledón bakcsó
IcelandicFenjahegri
IndonesianKowakmalam Merah, Kowak merah, Kowak-malam merah
ItalianNitticora rossiccia, Nitticora dei mari del Sud
Japaneseハシブトゴイ
Lithuaniankaledoninis naktikovis
MalayPucong Majam
Norwegiannankinghegre
Norwegian NynorskNankinghegre
Polishslepowron rdzawy, ślepowron rdzawy
Portuguesegoraz-ruivo, Savacu-canela
RussianКваква рыжая каледонская, Каледонская кваква, Рыжая кваква
SerbianRiđi gak
SlovakBučiak červenkastochrbtý, chavkoš hrdzavý
SpanishMartinete canelo, Garza Nocturna Caledónica
Swedishrostnatthäger
TurkishKızıl Gece Balıkçılı
Ukrainianквак каледонський