Gorsachius [goisagi or melanolophus] (Japanese or Malayan Night-Heron)

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Japanese or Malayan Night-Heron

Gorsachius [goisagi or melanolophus]

Classification

Order:
  Pelecaniformes
Family:
  Ardeidae
Genus:
   null
Scientific:
  Gorsachius [goisagi or melanolophus]

Original description

Citation:

Reference:

Protonym:

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
3640C4BA40ECC616

Avibase ID:
avibase-3640C4BA

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/3640C4BA

Taxonomic Serial Number:

English:
Japanese or Malayan Night-Heron
German:
Rotscheitel-/Wellenreiher
Spanish:
Martinete Japonés/Malayo
Spanish (Spain):
Martinete japonés/malayo
French:
Bihoreau goisagi ou B. malais
Japanese (romaji):
mizogoi/zuguromizogoi
Japanese:
ミゾゴイ/ズグロミゾゴイ
Norwegian:
japandverghegre/duskdverghegre
Polish:
ślepowron japoński/orientalny
Russian:
Японская/Чернохохлая кваква
Slovak:
chavkoš japonský/čiernohrivý
Serbian:
Japanski gak/malajski gak
Swedish:
japansk natthäger/malajnatthäger
Chinese:
栗鳽/黑冠鳽
Chinese (Traditional):
麻鷺/黑冠麻鷺

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Japanese or Malayan Night-Heron ( Gorsachius [goisagi or melanolophus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Japanese or Malayan Night-Heron ( Gorsachius [goisagi or melanolophus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Japanese or Malayan Night-Heron ( Gorsachius [goisagi or melanolophus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Japanese or Malayan Night-Heron ( Gorsachius [goisagi or melanolophus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Japanese or Malayan Night-Heron ( Gorsachius [goisagi or melanolophus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Japanese or Malayan Night-Heron ( Gorsachius [goisagi or melanolophus])
eBird version 2016: Japanese/Malayan Night-Heron ( Gorsachius goisagi/melanolophus)
eBird version 2017: Japanese/Malayan Night-Heron ( Gorsachius goisagi/melanolophus)
eBird version 2018: Japanese/Malayan Night-Heron ( Gorsachius goisagi/melanolophus)
eBird version 2019: Japanese/Malayan Night-Heron ( Gorsachius goisagi/melanolophus)
eBird version 2021: Japanese/Malayan Night-Heron ( Gorsachius goisagi/melanolophus)
eBird version 2022: Japanese/Malayan Night-Heron ( Gorsachius goisagi/melanolophus)

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (slash)

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Other related concepts

Gorsachius goisagi (taxon group)
Gorsachius melanolophus (taxon group)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Bulgarian: Чпонска / Малайска нощна чапла
German: Rotscheitel-/Wellenreiher
English: Japanese or Malayan Night-Heron, Japanese/Malayan Night-Heron
English, HBW: Japanese/Malayan Night-heron
English (IOC): Japanese/Malayan Night Heron
English (United States): Japanese/Malayan Night-Heron
Spanish: Martinete Japonés/Malayo
Spanish (Spain): Martinete Japonés/Malayo
French: Bihoreau goisagi ou B. malais
Japanese (romaji): mizogoi/zuguromizogoi
Japanese: ミゾゴイ/ズグロミゾゴイ
Scientific: Gorsachius [goisagi or melanolophus], Gorsachius goisagi/melanolophus
Norwegian: japandverghegre/duskdverghegre
Polish: ślepowron japoński/orientalny
Portuguese (Portugal): garça-nocturna-japonesa/garça-nocturna-malaia
Russian: Японская/Чернохохлая кваква
Slovak: chavkoš japonský/čiernohrivý
Serbian: Japanski gak/malajski gak
Swedish: japansk natthäger/malajnatthäger
Turkish: Japon gece/Malay gece balıkçılı
Chinese: 栗鳽/黑冠鳽
Chinese (Traditional): 栗鳽/黑冠鳽, 麻鷺/黑冠麻鷺