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Malayan_night_heron

Malayan night heron

English

Malayan Night Heron

Noun

Malayan night heron ‎(plural Malayan night herons)

A medium-sized heron, Gorsachius melanolophus, distributed in southern and eastern Asia, and breeding in India, Taiwan, China, and the Philippines.

Synonyms

(Gorsachius melanolophus): Malaysian night heron

Translations

Gorsachius melanolophus

Chinese:
Mandarin: 黑冠鳽, 黑冠𫛚 ‎(hēiguānyán) (mainland), 黑冠麻鷺, 黑冠麻鹭 ‎(hēiguànmálù) (Taiwan)
French: bihoreau malais m
German: Wellenreiher m

Japanese: 頭黒溝五位 ‎(ズグロミゾゴイ, zuguromizogoi)