Nankeen Night Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus
Least Concern (IUCN Red List)Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
Photo: Andrew from Fremantle, Australia · Wikimedia · CC-BY 2.0 (licence)
Call and song
Recording 1 · flight call
Recording 2
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About the Nankeen Night Heron
Stocky heron that roosts in groups in tall trees, usually beside water (including mangroves). Adult is rufous with pale breast and a black cap. Immature is heavy streaked, and can be easily confused with Striated Heron (black crown), Black Bittern (darker, with yellow neck stripe), or Australasian Bittern (which is a much larger bird).
Species account: eBird.org, fetched 2025-12-26 · How these pages are made
Where it has been recorded
Recorded in 18 of the 253 countries we have eBird lists for. Each opens that country's checklist.
