Pelecaniformes / Ardeidae / Calherodius
White-backed Night Heron
Calherodius leuconotus
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Family
- Ardeidae
- Genus
- Calherodius
Distribution
forested wetlands from Senegal eastward locally to central Ethiopia, and southward to northern Namibia and southern South Africa
Data Sources
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.
