Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (27)
- Subspecies (2)
Albert Martínez-Vilalta, Anna Motis, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 30, 2015
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 30, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Малайска нощна чапла |
| Catalan | martinet de nit de Malàisia |
| Chinese | 黑冠麻鷺 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 黑冠鳽 |
| Czech | kvakoš indomalajský |
| Dutch | Indische Kwak |
| English | Malayan Night Heron |
| English (United States) | Malayan Night Heron |
| Finnish | etelänhämyhaikara |
| French | Bihoreau malais |
| French (France) | Bihoreau malais |
| German | Wellenreiher |
| Indonesian | Kowak melayu |
| Japanese | ズグロミゾゴイ |
| Korean | 푸른눈테해오라기 |
| Malayalam | കാട്ടുകൊക്ക് |
| Norwegian | duskdverghegre |
| Polish | ślepowron orientalny |
| Russian | Чернохохлая кваква |
| Serbian | Malajski gak |
| Slovak | chavkoš čiernohrivý |
| Spanish | Martinete Malayo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Martinete malayo |
| Swedish | malajnatthäger |
| Thai | นกยางลายเสือ |
| Turkish | Malay Gece Balıkçılı |
| Ukrainian | Квак малазійський |
Gorsachius melanolophus (Raffles, 1822)
PROTONYM:
Ardea melanolopha
Raffles, 1822. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1), 13, p.326.
TYPE LOCALITY:
western Sumatra.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- GORSACHIUS
- melanolophus
- Melanolophus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Malayan Night Heron