Japanese Night Heron

Gorsachius goisagi

Endangered

The Japanese Night Heron is a wetland bird of Japan. It feeds in shallow water, mud, reeds, or wet grassland on fish, frogs, crustaceans, insects, or other small animals, using patient stalking, probing, sweeping, or quick strikes depending on its bill shape.

Family

Ardeidae

Group

Herons, Ibis, and Allies

Range

Japanese Night Heron Range — Resident or seasonal range in Japan

Population

≈ 1K-2.5K

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