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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

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29.1201, -95.0981

Field Notes

Description:

Red Eyes, yellowish stripe on crown, thinner stripe below eye on black face, long yellow legs and a slate blue-gray body

Habitat:

Wooded swamps or marshes

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