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Nankeen Night Heron (Rufous Night Heron) - Nycticorax caledonicus - Rosse Kwak
Australasia.
The following 6 species are being recognized:
Nycticorax caledonicus crassirostris - Bonin Island (Japan);
Nycticorax caledonicus manillensis - Philippines, North-Borneo;
Nycticorax caledonicus australasiae - Java east to New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand;
Nycticorax caledonicus pelewensis - Palau and Caroline Islands (Westcentral-Pacific);
Nycticorax caledonicus caledonicus - New Caledonia;
Nycticorax caledonicus mandibularis - Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Islands.
Of this species there are also Zoo Photo's available.