Japanese Night Heron

The Japanese Night Heron prefers dense, damp forest, in both its breeding and winter ranges. Common until the 1970s, this species is threatened by deforestation in its summer and winter ranges. Other documented threats include the introduction of the Siberian Weasel in its breeding range. The current population is estimated at less than 1,000 mature individuals.

The Japanese Night Heron is classified as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Japanese Night Heron, Gorsachius goisagi, is a species of night heron found in East Asia. It breeds in Japan, and winters in the Philippines and Indonesia. It is also seen in the spring and summer in Korea and the Russian Far East. The Japanese Night Heron prefers dense, damp forest, in both its breeding and winter ranges. Common until the 1970s, this species is threatened by deforestation in its summer and winter ranges. More

Rezultati za: japanese night heronPrijevodi 1 - 30 of 194 Engleski Engleski Finski Finski japanese night heron japaninhämyhaikara, Gorsachius goisagi rufous night heron australianyöhaikara, Nycticorax caledonicus malaysian night heron etelänhämyhaikara, Gorsachius melanolophus white-backed night heron silmälasihaikara, Gorsachius leuconotus white-eared night heron kiinanhämyhaikara, Gorsachius magnificus yellow-crowned night heron kruunuyöhaikara, Nyctanassa violacea More

Alternate common name(s): Japanese Night Heron, Japanese Night-heron Old scientific name(s): Nycticorax goisagi Photographs Socheong, South Korea - Apr 27, 2004 More

rule out Japanese Night Heron (rufous colouring on the neck and face, and the green skin in the lores and around the eyes) were not diagnostic (contra Hancock and Elliott 1978). Moreover, close scrutiny of the photographs showed that there were rufous feathers emerging in the dusky crown, a feature considered inconsistent with the black crown of Malaysian Night Heron. Three Japanese experts confidently supported this: Ted Shimba, Michiaki Ujihara and Otani Chikara. More