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| Birds Database .. detailed information | |
| Nankeen (Rufous) Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus | |
Nankeen Night Heron Photo Courtesy of Birdway Australia | |
Nankeen Night Heron Photo Courtesy of Birdway Australia | |
| Bird Family : | "Egrets and Herons" Ardeidae |
| Description : | Common local species. Length 59cm. Seen during the day roosting insuburan mango trees, roost in trees close to water by day, also under wharves. Call is deed croaks. Feeds nocturnally. |
| Typical Habitat : | Swamps, intertidal flats, estuaires and rivers. |
| Distribution : | Common Australia wide, except the arid interior. |
| Migration : | Resident / migrant (numbers higher in winter). Beeding colony of 1000 to 1500 nest in mangroves at the mouth of the Bohle River. Main breeding season, September to December. |
| Introduced : | No |
| Seen North Qld : | Yes |
| Additional info .. | locations seen (17) .. observations (19) .. |
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