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Nycticorax caledonicus

Nankeen Night Heron, Nycticorax caledonicus, Rufous Night Heron, Melabaob

As recorded: Nycticorax caledonicus (Gmelin, 1789)

Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Pelecaniformes › Ardeidae

Collected by
P Temple
Collector number
Collector Number: PT 121
Locality
Ambunti, Sepik River
Region
Papua New Guinea
Coordinates
-4.2140, 142.8130
Record type
Preserved specimen
15 Bishop specimens of Nycticorax caledonicus · collected 1927–1927Species page ›

Where it was collected

Cite this specimen

Nycticorax caledonicus. BPBM 22584. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37699574. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/22584.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Type status not recognized

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