Nycticorax - Wikipedia
WEBNycticorax is a genus of night herons. The name Nycticorax means "night raven" and derives from the Ancient Greek νύκτος, nuktos "night" and κοραξ, korax, "raven". It refers to the largely nocturnal feeding habits of this group of birds, and the croaking crow-like call of the best known species, the black-crowned night heron.
Black-crowned night heron - Wikipedia
WEBThe black-crowned night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), or black-capped night-heron, commonly shortened to just night-heron in Eurasia, is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, including parts of …
Night heron - Wikipedia
WEBThe genus name Nycticorax derives from the Greek for "night raven" and refers to the largely nocturnal feeding habits of this group of birds, and the croaking crow-like, …
Black-crowned Night Heron | Audubon Field Guide
WEBStocky and heavy-bodied for a heron. Adult unmistakable with black cap and back, gray wings. Juvenile very different, all brown with white spots at first; compare to young Yellow-crowned Night-Heron and to American Bittern. Later immature stages look more like brownish versions of adults.
ADW: Nycticorax nycticorax: INFORMATION
WEBThe black-crowned night heron is found across North America from Washington through Quebec, south through coastal Mexico, as well as locally in Central America and the …
Black-crowned Night Heron - All About Birds
WEBBlack-crowned Night Herons are stocky birds compared to many of their long-limbed heron relatives. They’re most active at night or at dusk, when you may see their ghostly …
Black-crowned Night Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax - Birds of …
WEBMar 4, 2020 · Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.bcnher.01.
Black-crowned Night Heron Identification - All About Birds
WEBBlack-crowned Night Herons are small herons with rather squat, thick proportions. They have thick necks, large, flat heads, and heavy, pointed bills. The legs are short and, in flight, barely reach the end of the tail. The wings are broad and rounded.
Black-crowned Night Heron - eBird
WEBStocky heron with neck usually tucked in. Adults overall pale grayish with black cap and back. Red eyes. Juveniles noticeably different, brown and streaky with yellow eyes. …
Nycticorax nycticorax (Black-crowned night-heron) - Michigan …
WEBKey Characteristics. The Black-crowned night-heron is a medium-sized heron, with a stocky build, relatively short neck and legs, and sexually monomorphic plumage. Adults are easily identified by their black cap, upper back, and shoulders, gray wings, rump, and tail, and white to pale gray underparts. The bill is stout and black, eyes are red ...
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