Japanese Night Heron

Order - Pelecaniformes 鹈形目
Family - Ardeidae 鹭科 (Herons)
Genus - Gorsachius 鳽属

Japanese Night Heron

Gorsachius goisagi

栗头鳽

    Size : 48–49 cm; 527.1 g (one male); Wingspan 87–89 cm

             

    Subspecies and Distribution

• Monotypic (Temminck, 1836, Japan)
  – Breeds in S Japan on Honshu, Shikoku and possibly Kyushu; recently found breeding in Jeju Is, S Korea; one breeding report from Taiwan, and has been recorded in spring and summer in Russia (Primorye and Sakhalin). Winters from Ryukyu Is to Philippines.

Date : 04 December 2019

北潭涌烧烤区, 西贡西郊野公园, 西贡区, 新界, 香港

Pak Tam Chung Barbecue Area, Sai Kung West Country Park, Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong

Date : 04 December 2019

北潭涌烧烤区, 西贡西郊野公园, 西贡区, 新界, 香港

Pak Tam Chung Barbecue Area, Sai Kung West Country Park, Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong

Date : 04 December 2019

北潭涌烧烤区, 西贡西郊野公园, 西贡区, 新界, 香港

Pak Tam Chung Barbecue Area, Sai Kung West Country Park, Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong

Date : 04 December 2019

北潭涌烧烤区, 西贡西郊野公园, 西贡区, 新界, 香港

Pak Tam Chung Barbecue Area, Sai Kung West Country Park, Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong