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Nycticorax_caledonicus
Nycticorax caledonicus
Translingual
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Nycticorax caledonicus
Proper noun
Nycticorax caledonicus m
- A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – the Nankeen night heron.
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276