Herons, Bitterns

White-backed Night Heron

Calherodius leuconotus

The White-backed Night Heron (Calherodius leuconotus) is a 480 g wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Herons, Bitterns

Order

Pelecaniformes

Weight

480 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

26

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