Herons, Bitterns

Nankeen Night Heron

Nycticorax caledonicus

The Nankeen Night Heron (Nycticorax caledonicus) is an 856 g wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Herons, Bitterns

Order

Pelecaniformes

Weight

856 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

11

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