Japanese night heron

noun

An endangered species of night heron, Gorsachius goisagi, which breeds in Japan and winters in the Philippines and Indonesia, and can also be seen in the spring and summer in Korea and the Russian Far East.

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Meanings

nounJapanese night heron (plural Japanese night herons)

plural Japanese night herons

  1. An endangered species of night heron, Gorsachius goisagi, which breeds in Japan and winters in the Philippines and Indonesia, and can also be seen in the spring and summer in Korea and the Russian Far East.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 栗頭鳽 /栗头𫛚, 麻鷺 /麻鹭
  • 栗頭鳽 /栗头𫛚 (lìtóuyán)Gorsachius goisagi
  • 麻鷺 /麻鹭 (málù)Gorsachius goisagi
German Rotscheitelreiher
  • RotscheitelreiherGorsachius goisagi
Japanese 溝五位
  • 溝五位 (mizogoi)Gorsachius goisagi
Korean 붉은해오라기
  • 붉은해오라기 (bulgeunhae'oragi)Gorsachius goisagi
Russian япо́нская ква́ква, япо́нская выпь
  • япо́нская ква́ква (japónskaja kvákva)Gorsachius goisagi
  • япо́нская выпь (japónskaja vypʹ)Gorsachius goisagi
Cite this entry
APA

Japanese night heron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20night%20heron

MLA

“Japanese night heron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20night%20heron. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Japanese night heron,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20night%20heron.

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