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Bihoreau superbe
White-eared night heron 
(Vạc hoa, Oroanassa magnifica)
(formerly Gorsachius magnificus)
other scientific names: Nycticorax magnificus

Le Bihoreau superbe (Oroanassa magnifica) est une espèce d'oiseaux de la famille des ardéidés. Cet oiseaux,  anciennement Gorsachius magnificus, est endémique du Vietnam et de la Chine.

Ardeidae, Ardea: mot latin ardea pour "héron".
Oroanassa: mot grec oros pour montagne; anassa dame, reine.
magnifica: mot latin magnificus splendide, grand (magnus grand; facere: faire).

Gorsachius is a genus of Old World night herons typically found near water in forested regions.

1/ Malayan night heron (Cò tôm, vạc rừng, Gorsachius melanolophus), also known as Malaysian night heron and tiger bittern
2/ White-eared night heron (Vạc hoa, Gorsachius magnificus)
other scientific names: Oroanassa magnifica, Nycticorax magnificus

Malayan night heron 
(Cò tôm, vạc rừng, Gorsachius melanolophus), also known as Malaysian night heron and tiger bittern

The Malayan night heron (Gorsachius melanolophus), also known as Malaysian night heron and tiger bittern, is in the heron family Ardeidae and is distributed in southern and eastern Asia.
The bird species is found in India, Sri Lanka, Brunei, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Japan.

Ardeidae, Ardea: the Latin word ardea meaning "heron".
Gorsachius: not clear as to the origin of the word.
Melanolophus is a combination of the Greek words melas (meaning "black") and lophos (meaning "crest"). Therefore, the name literally translates to "black crest" and is used for species with a black crest, such as the Malayan night heron, which is often called Gorsachius melanolophus. 

Oroanassa is a genus of Old World night herons typically found near water in forested regions.
The species of this genus was once placed in the genus Gorsachius.

1/White-eared night heron (Vạc hoa, Oroanassa magnifica)
(formerly Gorsachius magnificus)
other scientific names: Nycticorax magnificus

Ardeidae, Ardea: the Latin word ardea meaning "heron".
Oroanassa: Greek oros mountain; anassa queen, lady.
magnifica Latin magnificus splendid, grand (magnus great; facere to make).

Oroanassa est un genre de hérons du Monde Ancien sous le nom vernaculaire bihoreau que l'on trouve fréquenter les cours d’eau et les marais des forêts primaires. 
Autrefois, cette espèce était placée dans le genre Gorsachius.

1/ Bihoreau superbe
White-eared night heron (Vạc hoa, Oroanassa magnifica)
(formerly Gorsachius magnificus)
other scientific names: Nycticorax magnificus

Ardeidae, Ardea: mot latin ardea pour "héron".
Oroanassa: mot grec oros pour montagne; anassa dame, reine.

White-eared night heron 
(Vạc hoa, Oroanassa magnifica)
(formerly Gorsachius magnificus)
other scientific names: Nycticorax magnificus

The white-eared night heron (Oroanassa magnifica) is a species of heron in the family Ardeidae.
This bird is endemic to southern China and northern Vietnam.

Ardeidae, Ardea: the Latin word ardea meaning "heron".
Oroanassa: Greek oros mountain; anassa queen, lady.
magnifica Latin magnificus splendid, grand (magnus great; facere to make).