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Black - crowned Night - heron

(Nycticorax nycticorax)

Photo by Mona Pirih
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Forms superspecies with N. caledonicus, with which known to have hybridized in Java, Sulawesi and Philippines.

Habitat:

Nesting on mangrove forest

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