Mature

Photo Credit: Genio

Immature

Photo Credit: My Curious Camera

 

Nankeen Night-Heron

Nycticorax caledonicus

Family: Ardeidae

560-680mm

Wingspan: 1100mm

A migratory bird that is not often seen in the Park. Like all Herons, it will be found, but not easily (as it hunts mainly at night) near the river.