Breeding of the Highly Endangered Japanese Night Heron Gorsachius goisagi in a Remnant Forest within a Residential Area of Sanda City, Hyogo Prefecture

Abstract

We report a successful breeding of the Japanese Night Heron in 2007 within a remnant broad-leaved forest at the centre of a recently developed city area in Sanda, Hyogo Prefecture. One chick fledged and three eggs failed to hatch. It is suggested that those restricted natural environments left in the vicinity of human residences play an important role for conservation of endangered bird species.