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Nankeen Night Heron

Nycticorax caledonicus

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26 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 452, February 398, March 362, April 365, May 266, June 326, July 299, August 277, September 309, October 353, November 391, December 395.
Australia4,193
Victoria1,220
Queensland1,055
Western Australia514
New South Wales458
Northern Territory397
South Australia347
Malaysia150
Sabah149
Australian Capital Territory119

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Traits

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Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderPelicans, Herons, and Allies · Pelecaniformes
FamilyHerons, Egrets, and Bitterns · Ardeidae
GenusTypical Night Herons · Nycticorax

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