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Gorsachius goisagi
Basic stats
Diet
Earthworms, insects, small vertebrates
Habitat
Dense forest, forest streams
Range
East Asia, winters to Southeast Asia
Clutch size
3–5 eggs
Incubation period
About 20 days
Size
Medium (48–49cm)
Wingspan
~85–90cm
Weight
~400–450g
A stocky, richly patterned heron with warm chestnut-brown upperparts and heavily streaked underparts, foraging quietly on the forest floor rather than at open water.
Listed as Vulnerable and recorded in Borneo only as a rare or accidental winter vagrant, reflecting its small and declining East Asian breeding population.
