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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Photo by LivanEscudero
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26.3913, -81.8774

Field Notes

Habitat:

In and near wetlands primarily in the southeast United States, in areas of abundant crustaceans; breeding habitat includes barrier islands, coastal lowlands, inland lowlands, forests with open understories, mangroves, and edges of lagoons.

Notes:

Seen walking on an exposed mud flat in the mangroves of this barrier island during low tide.

Reference Links:

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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PublishedDecember 8, 2019

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