Malayan Night Heron

The Malayan Night Heron stands about 47cm tall. It is nocturnal and is found in forests. Adults have black crowns, reddish-brown faces and necks, dark reddish-brown underparts with fine streaks, and black wings. The juvenile is greyish-brown with black and white spots, and its underparts are streaked.

The Malayan Night Heron is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

the Malayan Night Heron in USM. I was excited and wish that I could see the "Malaysian" Night Heron in Malaysia for the first time. I went to search the bird on Saturday afternoon, but disappointedly, I couldn't find the bird. Why the Malayan Night Heron is hard to spot in Malaysia? whereas, it is very common in Taiwan. Check out my blog about Taiwan's Malayan Night Heron and a juvenile spotted in Singapore Botanic Gardens. More

The Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus is a Huben-Hushan Important Bird Area (IBA) resident species. Taiwan has both resident and migrant populations of Malayan Night Heron. The Huben-Hushan IBA is one of the most reliable sites to see this species. They are very common in summer when migrants increase the resident population. In winter one can generally sight the species along quiet forest tracks. The Malayan Night Heron is listed in lower risk categories of the IUCN's Red Data list of threatened species. More

* Malayan Night Heron stalking earthworms The Malayan Night Heron (Gorsachius melanolophus) hunts earthworms by... * Chinese Pond Heron and the earthworm Chinese Pond Heron (Ardeola bacchus) is reported to eat... * Malayan Night Heron sighted in Singapore’s Bidadari KC Tsang did it again. On 30th December 2008... More

The Malayan Night Heron is medium-sized, standing about 47cm tall. It is nocturnal and found in forests. The juvenile is greyish-brown with black and white spots, and its underparts are streaked. The adult has a black crown, reddish-brown face and neck, dark reddish-brown underparts with fine streaks and black wings. The adult is extremely skittish, photographed at a different location (Bidadari) on the 24th November 2009 (above right). More

Widespread throughout its large range, the Malayan Night Heron is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. References - * BirdLife International (2008). Gorsachius melanolophus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 February 2009. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern. More

Reproductive Success of the Malayan Night Heron in Central Taiwan Cheng-te Yao,1 Liang-kong Lin,2 Shao-pin Yo3 1. Endemic Species Research Institute, COA 2. Department of Life Science, Tunghai University 3. Department of Life Science, National Chung Hsing University The Malayan night heron (Gorsachius melanophus) lives in the lowland wooded areas in Taiwan. I studied the reproductive success of the Malayan night heron in the urbanized areas of Tai-chung, Nan-tao, Yun-lin, and Chia-I Counties, in Central Taiwan. More