Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (27)
- Subspecies (6)
Albert Martínez-Vilalta, Anna Motis, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.1 — Published August 18, 2021
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Австралийска нощна чапла |
| Catalan | martinet de nit canyella |
| Chinese | 棕夜鷺 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 棕夜鹭 |
| Czech | kvakoš rezavý |
| Danish | Rød Nathejre |
| Dutch | Rosse Kwak |
| English | Nankeen Night Heron |
| English (United States) | Nankeen Night Heron |
| Finnish | australianyöhaikara |
| French | Bihoreau cannelle |
| French (France) | Bihoreau cannelle |
| German | Rotrückenreiher |
| Icelandic | Fenjahegri |
| Indonesian | Kowak-malam merah |
| Japanese | ハシブトゴイ |
| Norwegian | nankinghegre |
| Polish | ślepowron rdzawy |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Goraz-canela |
| Russian | Рыжая кваква |
| Serbian | Riđi gak |
| Slovak | chavkoš hrdzavý |
| Spanish | Martinete Canelo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Martinete canelo |
| Swedish | rostnatthäger |
| Turkish | Kızıl Gece Balıkçılı |
| Ukrainian | Квак каледонський |
Nycticorax caledonicus (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Ardea caledonica
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.626.
TYPE LOCALITY:
New Caledonia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- NYCTICORAX
- nycticorax
- caledonica / caledonicus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Nankeen Night Heron
