First Record of Gorsakius melanolophus for Tokushima Pref., Shikoku

Abstract

A single individual of Malay. Night Heron Gorsakius melanolophus was photographed at the estuary. of the Nakagawa River, Anan City, Tokushima Pref., on 30 May 1984. This is the first record of the species in Japan outside of the Yaeyama Islands, southern Ryukyus, where it breeds.