Malayan Night Heron Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Gorsachius melanolophus
Family : Ardeidae
Order : Pelecaniformes
Class : Aves
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Malay Bittern, Malay Night Heron, Tiger Bittern
Habitat : Evergreen forest
Description : The Malayan Night Heron is a barred wader with a large, layered and drooping crest (adult bird length approximately 51 cm, wing 27 cm, bill 4.6 cm, tarsus 7.3 cm, tail 10.5 cm). It has a chestnut upperpart barred with black. Its neck is rufous and its crown and bushy crest are black. It has golden-yellow irises, greenish-slaty orbital skin, fleshy-yellow bill. It feeds mainly on fish, frogs and aquatic invertebrates.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Nycticorax nycticorax
(Black‑crowned Night Heron) -
Ixobrychus sinensis
(Yellow Bittern) -
Ardeola grayii
(Indian Pond Heron) -
Ardea goliath
(Goliath Heron) -
Ardea alba
(Great (White) Egret) -
Egretta garzetta
(Little Egret) -
Ardea intermedia
(Intermediate (Yellow-billed) Egret) -
Bubulcus ibis
(Cattle Egret) -
Botaurus stellaris
(Eurasian (Great) Bittern) -
Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
(Cinnamon Bittern)
Species groups
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Bee-eaters -
Booby -
frigatebird -
phalarope -
tropicbird -
Martins and Swallows -
Crows, Drongos & allies -
Woodpeckers -
Eared Nightjars -
Ibises & Spoonbills -
Trogons -
Coucals -
Pelicans -
Darters -
Gulls -
Warblers and allies -
Flowerpeckers & Sunbirds -
Sparrows, Wagtails, Pipits a& allies -
moonbird -
Hawks & Eagles -
Snipes, Sandpipers, Plovers & allies -
Small Kingfishers -
Cisticola & Prinia -
Plovers & Lapwings -
Rails, Gallinules & Coots -
Tits -
Parrots -
Rosefinches and Buntings -
Bustards -
Grebes -
Pheasants & Partridges -
Old World flycatcher -
Starlings and Mynas -
Hornbills -
Buttonquails -
Rollers -
Bluebirds -
Crested Kingfishers -
Cormorants -
Pigeons and Doves -
Jacanas -
Typical Owl -
Finfoots &booby -
Flamingo -
Herons and Bitterns -
Treecreepers -
Nuthatch -
Barbets -
Treeswifts -
Swifts -
Crab-plovers, Coursers and Pratincoles -
Bulbuls -
Frogmouths -
Larks -
Storks -
Broadbills -
Thick-knees -
Painted-snipes -
Nightjars -
Barn-owls -
Large-billed Kingfishers -
Falcons -
Pittas -
Cranes -
Whistling-ducks -
Ducks, Geese & Swans -
Hoopoe
References:
description written by:Fatema-Tuz-Zohora,Department of Zoology, Jagannath University,Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;photo credit: Bird Explorers(www.inaturalist.org/people/Bird Explorers),photo shared from iNaturalist, photo copyright reserved according to iNaturalist rules;Sayam U. Chowdhurymore information, please contact us.
description written by:Fatema-Tuz-Zohora,Department of Zoology, Jagannath University,Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;photo credit: Bird Explorers(www.inaturalist.org/people/Bird Explorers),photo shared from iNaturalist, photo copyright reserved according to iNaturalist rules;Sayam U. Chowdhurymore information, please contact us.