Scientific name: Nycticorax caledonicus
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ardeidae

Also called Rufous Night Heron or Melabaob

The Nankeen Night Heron is a medium-sized heron. It is found throughout much of Australia except the arid inland, Indonesia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Melanesia. It often feeds during the day, especially during wet weather.

The bird is dependent on a diet of small fish, reptiles, insects and sometimes eggs. It can be seen around freshwater rivers, lakes, bulrushes, estuaries, harbors and in residential fishponds for goldfish.

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