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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Photo by oliver.komar
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16.0854, -86.9982

Field Notes

Description:

Second-year immature with a broken wing. This medium sized gray heron was foraging for small crabs on a grass lawn adjacent to a small hotel.

Habitat:

Mangrove estuary on south side of Utila island.

Reference Links:

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Or…

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Birds (Aves) of Utila, Bay Islands, Honduras
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PublishedJuly 28, 2016

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