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Black-crowned night heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Photo by RedTopRanger
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Field Notes

Description:

Medium-sized, stocky heron.
Short neck and thick black bill.
Black cap and back.
Wings gray.
Underparts white.

Notes:

Not sure that the one on the right is a black-crowned night heron.

Reference Links:

Black-crowned Night-Heron, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Orn…

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