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Nycticorax caledonicus in life
In life — Nankeen Night Heron, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) David McCorquodale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David McCorquodale

Nycticorax caledonicus

Nankeen Night Heron

As recorded: Nycticorax caledonicus hilli Mathews, 1912

Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Pelecaniformes › Ardeidae

Collected by
P Tanu
Collector number
Collector Number: --
Locality
Utai aerodrome (vicinity of)
Region
Papua New Guinea
Coordinates
-3.3876, 141.5861
Identified by
A Engilis, Jr
Record type
Preserved specimen
15 Bishop specimens of Nycticorax caledonicus · collected 1927–1927Species page ›

Where it was collected

Cite this specimen

Nycticorax caledonicus. BPBM 110474. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37699772. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/110474.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Type status not recognized

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