Malayan night heron
| Malayan night heron | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Ardeidae |
| Genus: | Gorsachius |
| Species: | G. melanolophus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gorsachius melanolophus (Raffles, 1822) | |
| Range of G. melanolophus Breeding range Resident range Wintering range | |
The Malayan night heron (Gorsachius melanolophus), also known as Malaysian night heron and tiger bittern, is a medium-sized heron. It is distributed in southern and eastern Asia.