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Black Crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Photo by CoralAvery
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Red eyed bird with cream and black body.

Habitat:

Spotted at Seaworld, San Diego with a Walrus!

Reference Links:

Black-crowned Night Heron

Species ID Suggestions

black crowned night heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

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Comments (3)
CoralAvery
Ya, this guy was difficult to get a pic of behind the glass of the manatee exhibit
Liam
Nice shot! I love these guys! Still have yet to get a good pic, though.

Spotted for Missions

Mission
WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
Mission
Birds of the World
Mission
The Color Red

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PublishedAugust 11, 2011

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