White-backed Night Heron

White-backed Night Heron
White-backed Night-heron
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Gorsachius
Species: G. leuconotus
Binomial name
Gorsachius leuconotus
(Wagler, 1827)
Synonyms

Nycticorax leuconotus

The White-backed Night Heron (Gorsachius leuconotus) is a species of heron in the Ardeidae family. This relatively small and dark night heron is found throughout a large part of sub-Saharan Africa. It was formerly placed in the genus Nycticorax.

References

  • BirdLife International (2008). Gorsachius leuconotus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 February 2009. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern.



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