Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Pelecaniformes |
| Family | Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns (Ardeidae) |
| Species | Nycticorax mauritianus |
| Codes | maunih1, MNHE |
Identification
The Mauritius Night Heron (Nycticorax mauritianus) 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 maunih1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.
Related Species in Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns