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Recordings
Scientific Name
Nycticorax nycticorax
Arabic Name
الواق الأخضر الصغير
Kuwaiti name
بو الخصيف
Family
Width
110.0 cm
Length
60.0 cm
Similar species
Information
Scarce passage migrant and winter visitor; rare summer visitor. This bird is much more active at early dawn and dusk and could easily go unnoticed.
Where in Kuwait
A secretive species generally associated with freshwater reedbeds in the Jahra area and has been recorded breeding in the past.
In the world
It normally nests in small numbers in either single or mixed specie colonies. The species is largely crepuscular and nocturnal, but may feed diurnally especially during the breeding season.
Local threats
Habitat degradation and pesticides.