The Nankeen or rufous night heron roosting in a tree. The birds are native to Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia, the Philippines (and now) New Zealand. Largely nocturnal, the birds favour the edges of swamps, inlets and rivers. They feed on a wide range of fish, frogs, crustaceans and insects. Overseas they are reported to sometimes plunder the nests. of other birds, destroying their eggs and young.
ROD MORRIS
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Forest and Bird, Issue 279, 1 February 1996, Page 8
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68The Nankeen or rufous night heron roosting in a tree. The birds are native to Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia, the Philippines (and now) New Zealand. Largely nocturnal, the birds favour the edges of swamps, inlets and rivers. They feed on a wide range of fish, frogs, crustaceans and insects. Overseas they are reported to sometimes plunder the nests. of other birds, destroying their eggs and young. ROD MORRIS Forest and Bird, Issue 279, 1 February 1996, Page 8
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