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Rufous Night Heron

Nycticorax caledonicus

Description:

Rusty-colored small heron with black cap and thin white plume.

Habitat:

This one seen landing on a small island off the WA coast near Penguin Island during the daytime.

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2 Comments

MacChristiansen
MacChristiansen 11 years ago

Graet spotting Kinne

p.young713
p.young713 11 years ago

Very pretty.

KinneBassett
Spotted by
KinneBassett

Rockingham, Western Australia, Australia

Spotted on Nov 1, 2012
Submitted on Nov 4, 2012

Spotted for Mission

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