Nankeen Night Heron

Order Ciconiiformes; Family Ardeidae (Herons & Egrets); Scientific name: Nycticorax caledonicus; Common name: Nankeen Night Heron; Alternative common name: Rufous Night-heron - Distribution in Australia: present and common in all states and territories including Tasmania; absent in the centre; and along Nullarbor coast - Distribution outside Australia: New Zealand, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and the Philippines.