Gorsachius
Sign in to saveGorsachius is a genus of Old World night herons typically found near water in forested regions. These are medium-sized herons which are migratory in the colder parts of their ranges, but otherwise resident. They are the least known, most strictly nocturnal, smallest and overall rarest night herons.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPelecaniformes
- FamilyArdeidae
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Gorsachius is a genus of Old World night herons typically found near water in forested regions. These are medium-sized herons which are migratory in the colder parts of their ranges, but otherwise resident. They are the least known, most strictly nocturnal, smallest and overall rarest night herons.
They are found in East, South and South-east Asia. Both species resemble each other, being relatively short-billed and overall brown with a dark line from the throat to the upper belly.
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