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Nankeen Night Heron (Rosse Kwak)




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 Nature Photo's available.


Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus manillensis
Nankeen Night Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus manillensis		 Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus manillensis
Nankeen Night Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus manillensis		 Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus manillensis
Nankeen Night Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus manillensis		 Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus manillensis
Nankeen Night Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus manillensis
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