Malayan night heron

noun

A medium-sized heron, Gorsachius melanolophus, distributed in southern and eastern Asia, and breeding in India, Taiwan, China, and the Philippines.

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Malaysian night heron
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Meanings

nounMalayan night heron (plural Malayan night herons)

plural Malayan night herons

  1. A medium-sized heron, Gorsachius melanolophus, distributed in southern and eastern Asia, and breeding in India, Taiwan, China, and the Philippines.

    Synonyms: Malaysian night heron

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA medium-sized heron, Gorsachius melanolophus, distributed in southern and eastern Asia, and breeding in India, Taiwan, China, and the Philippines.

Similar
Malaysian night heron

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 黑冠鳽 /黑冠𫛚, 黑冠麻鷺 /黑冠麻鹭
  • 黑冠鳽 /黑冠𫛚 (hēiguānyán)Gorsachius melanolophus
  • 黑冠麻鷺 /黑冠麻鹭 (hēiguànmálù)Gorsachius melanolophus
French bihoreau malais
  • bihoreau malaisGorsachius melanolophus
German Wellenreiher
  • WellenreiherGorsachius melanolophus
Japanese 頭黒溝五位
  • 頭黒溝五位 (zuguromizogoi)Gorsachius melanolophus
Russian тигро́вая выпь
  • тигро́вая выпь (tigróvaja vypʹ)Gorsachius melanolophus
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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