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Japanese night heron

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An endangered species of night heron, Gorsachius goisagi, which breeds in Japan and winters in the Philippines and Indonesia, and can also be seen in the spring and summer in Korea and the Russian Far East.

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 栗頭鳽 /栗头𫛚 (lìtóuyán) — Gorsachius goisagi
  • Chinese Mandarin: 麻鷺 /麻鹭 (málù) — Gorsachius goisagi
  • German: Rotscheitelreiher — Gorsachius goisagi
  • Japanese: 溝五位 (mizogoi) — Gorsachius goisagi
  • Korean: 붉은해오라기 (bulgeunhae'oragi) — Gorsachius goisagi
  • Russian: япо́нская ква́ква (japónskaja kvákva) — Gorsachius goisagi
  • Russian: япо́нская выпь (japónskaja vypʹ) — Gorsachius goisagi