Malayan Night-Heron

The Malayan night heron, also called the tiger bittern, is a stocky, medium-sized heron about 48 cm long with a wingspan of about 86 cm and a short beak. The neck and breast are rufous with central streaks, the upperparts chestnut and vermiculated, the crown black, the chin white, the eyes yellow, the beak black and the legs greenish. Juveniles are greyish to rufous and spotted (Wikipedia, general species account).

It has been found from India and Sri Lanka through Southeast Asia, including Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, to the Philippines, Taiwan and Japan, in forests, streams and marshes. In breeding males the lores turn deep blue before pairing (Wikipedia, general species account).