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Rufous Night Heron

Nycticorax caledonicus

Photo by KdonGalay
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Rufous Night Heron is dependent on a diet of small fish, reptiles, insects and sometimes eggs. It can be seen around freshwater rivers, lakes, bulrushes, estuaries, harbors and in residential fishponds for goldfish.

Notes:

still immature

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