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Black-crowned night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
46.0036, 5.02809
Field Notes
Description:
Medium sized wader, reaching approximately 60cm in length, usually seen hunched and hiding during the daytime. Portrayed here is juvenile - mainly dark grey-brown bird, darker on the back with white spots, and striated below. Yellow orange eyes and yellow-greenish legs.
For a pic of adult bird, visit here: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/828893198
Habitat:
Shallow open wetlands in and around the Bird Park Villars-les-Dombes, in a marshy area of Dombes; France.
Reference Links:
Black-crowned night heron - Wikipedia
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2018
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