Japanese Night Heron

Gorsachius goisagi
Family
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
Order
Pelecaniformes
Codes
janher1, JNHE
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPelecaniformes
FamilyHerons, Egrets, and Bitterns (Ardeidae)
SpeciesGorsachius goisagi
Codesjanher1, JNHE
Identification

The Japanese Night Heron (Gorsachius goisagi) is a member of the Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns family within the order Pelecaniformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code janher1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.