Sunday 17 May 2015

Malay Night Heron / Malayan Night Heron

Order - Pelecaniformes
Family - Ardeidae (Herons)
Malay Night Heron / Malayan Night Heron
Gorsachius melanolophus
黑冠麻鹭 (hēi-guān má-lù)

    Malay : Pucung-Harimau Ubun Hitam
    Japanese : ズグロミゾゴイ (zu-guro mizo-goi)
                    頭黒溝五位 (Kanji)



    Size : 45–49 cm; 377–451 g; Wingspan 86 cm
    
    Subspecies and Distribution
  • Gorsachius melanolophus melanolophus (Raffles, 1922)
    – SW India in Western Ghats (S to Nilgiris and S Kerala); NE India (Assam) E to S China, Taiwan and Ryukyu Is, S through SE Asia to Philippines; winters in Sri Lanka, Malay Peninsula and Greater Sundas.
  • Gorsachius melanolophus minor (Hachisuka, 1926)
    – Nicobar Is.

Gorsachius melanolophus ssp. melanolophus
Date : 03 December 2016
Location : Hutan Lipur Gunung Nuang, Daerah Hulu Langat, Selangor

Gorsachius melanolophus ssp. melanolophus
Date : 16 May 2015
Location : Penang Botanic Gardens, Georgetown, Daerah Timur Laut, Pulau Pinang

Gorsachius melanolophus ssp. melanolophus
Date : 16 May 2015
Location : Penang Botanic Gardens, Georgetown, Daerah Timur Laut, Pulau Pinang

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