Genus

Malayan and Japanese Night Herons

Gorsachius

2 species in our catalog · found in 15 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicans, Herons, Ibises, and Allies)
FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
GenusGorsachius (Malayan and Japanese Night Herons)

Species in this group

Gorsachius leuconotus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Gorsachius melanolophus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Malayan and Japanese Night Herons

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 2	~20%
	White-Backed Night-Heron			~20%
2	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 2	~10%
	White-Backed Night-Heron			~10%
3	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 2	~10%
	White-Backed Night-Heron			~10%
4	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 2	~10%
	Malayan Night Heron			~10%
5	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 2	~10%
	White-Backed Night-Heron			~10%
6	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 2	<5%
	White-Backed Night-Heron			<5%
7	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 2	<5%
	White-Backed Night-Heron			<5%
8	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Malayan Night Heron			<5%
9	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 2	<5%
	Malayan Night Heron			<5%
10	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 2	<5%
	Malayan Night Heron			<5%
11	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 2	<5%
	White-Backed Night-Heron			<5%
12	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 2	<5%
	White-Backed Night-Heron			<5%
13	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 2	<5%
	Malayan Night Heron			<5%
14	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	<5%
	White-Backed Night-Heron			<5%
15	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Malayan Night Heron			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 2	~40%
	Malayan Night Heron			~40%
2	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 2	~30%
	Malayan Night Heron			~30%
3	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 2	~20%
	Malayan Night Heron			~20%
4	Tainan	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 2	~10%
	Malayan Night Heron			~10%
5	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 2	<5%
	White-Backed Night-Heron			<5%
6	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 2	<5%
	Malayan Night Heron			<5%
7	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 2	<5%
	Malayan Night Heron			<5%
8	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 2	<5%
	Malayan Night Heron			<5%
9	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Malayan Night Heron			<5%

Malayan and Japanese Night Herons

Species in this group

White-Backed Night-Heron

Malayan Night Heron

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Malayan and Japanese Night Herons

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked