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Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Photo by peterlos
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Field Notes

Description:

a fairly small heron, similar in appearance to the Black-crowned Night Heron. It is found throughout a large part of the Americas, especially (but not exclusively) in warmer coastal regions; an example occurrence is the Petenes mangroves of the Yucatan.

Habitat:

wetlands

Reference Links:

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

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