Malayan Night Heron
Gorsachius melanolophus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusGorsachius (Malayan and Japanese Night Herons)
- SpeciesGorsachius melanolophus (Malayan Night Heron)
Closest Relatives at Taroko National Park
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Pacific Reef Heron
Egretta sacra
Chinese Egret
Egretta eulophotes
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Chinese Pond Heron
Ardeola bacchus
Eurasian Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 10 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 11 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 12 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 13 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Malayan Night Heron in Taroko National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Malayan Night Heron sighting in Taroko National Park, based on 31 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Malayan Night Heron in Taroko National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Malayan Night Heron in Taroko National Park in our monthly data.