Nycticorax caledonicus manillensis

(Vigors, 1831)

Vernacular names
English : Rufous night-heron
French : Bihoreau cannelle

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Pelecaniformes
Family : Ardeidae
Notes : 5 other subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can reach 65 cm in length for a weight of 1 kg. Black cap with black and white ornamental plumes. Black bill. Subspecies with chestnut brown cheeks and breast, creamy-beige belly, white shoulder. No visible clear supercilium.

Range and habitat
This subspecies occurs in Philippines, Java, Bali and Borneo. Species found from Indonesia and Philippines to Palau, Australia and New Caledonia. Lives around edges of swamps, lakes, pools, mangroves, rivers and coasts with forests.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is locally common but has become much rarer now in Philippines, Indonesia and parts of Australia because of habitat loss and hunting.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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