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Black-crowned Night Heron (Immature)

Nycticorax nycticorax

Photo by Russty
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Species ID Suggestions

Black-crowned Night Heron (Immature)

Nycticorax nycticorax

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AshleyT
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Comments (2)
Russty
Thank you Anne Marie and Ashley. I've updated the name now :o)
Anne Marie McCaffrey
This looks like a juvenile of one of the night herons, either Black Crowned Night Heron or Yellow Crowned Night Heron.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2013

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