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Black-crowned night heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
27.8514, -80.4448
Field Notes
Description:
Medium-sized, stocky heron with short neck and legs, black upperparts, gray wings, and white to pale gray underparts. Stout black bill, red eyes, and yellow legs.
Habitat:
Preferred habitats include swamps, streams, rivers, marshes, mud flats, and the edges of lakes that have become overgrown with rushes and cattails.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedAugust 2, 2013
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