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Taxon ID: 25,091 Total records: 39,143

Gorsachius melanolophus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (COL)
Phylum Chordata (COL)
Class Aves (COL)
Order Ciconiiformes (COL)
Family Ardeidae (COL)

Taxonomy

Genus Gorsachius Reference
SubGenus Vernacular Name
Species melanolophus IUCN Threat Status-Year Least Concern, 2016
SubSpecies Nat'l Threat Status-Year Not Evaluated, 2000
Infraspecies Reason for Change
Infraspecies Rank CITES
Taxonomic Group Birds Native Status Native
Scientific Name Author Raffles, 1822 Country Distribution Myanmar
Citation BirdLife International 2016. Gorsachius melanolophus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22697242A93604480. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22697242A93604480.en. Downloaded on 24 September 2019. Description DESCRIPTION The global population is estimated to number c.2,000-20,000 individuals (Wetlands International 2006), roughly equivalent to 1,300-13,000 mature individuals. National population sizes have been estimated at c.100-10,000 breeding pairs, c.50-1,000 individuals on migration and c.50-1,000 wintering individuals in Taiwan and c.100-10,000 breeding pairs in Japan (Brazil 2009). Trend Justification: The population trend is difficult to determine because of uncertainty over the extent of threats to the species.
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Synonyms


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Nycticorax melanolophus (Raffles, 1822)
Common Names


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Species Record Updated By: Carlos Aurelio Callangan