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yellow-crowned night heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Photo by StacyH
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Field Notes

Notes:

Occasionally it will prey on small turtles; its stomach secretes an acid capable of dissolving the shells

https://www.flickr.com/photos/tysonandstacy/20143758820/in/album-721576…

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Yellow-crowned night heron

Species ID Suggestions

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

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AshleyT
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Comments (3)
AshleyT
I think we have all done that once or twice :)
StacyH
HA! I knew that...I was too busy copying and pasting from the other black crowned night heron I saw. Thanks!

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Biodiversity of Texas
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Armand Bayou in Texas

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PublishedNovember 7, 2015

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