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Goraz

Nycticorax nycticorax

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Description:

Since my 3 years old, I go to the Parque das Nações in Lisbon, and had never seen one of these. Red eyes, huge yellow paws. It was the size of a seagull. I was very glad to met this bird, but what specie is it? It is normal to be here?

Species ID Suggestions

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

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AshleyT
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AshleyT
Emilie, you're looking at a website for mostly North America and occasionally South America. Black-crowned Night Herons have a very large range.
EmilieWatchesTrees
Portugal doesn't seem to be within its normal range, according to: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/black-crowned_night-heron/id
EmilieWatchesTrees
So beautiful, and great capture with the fish. I didn't know they occurred in Portugal too.
jcmorais
The portuguese common name is "Goraz"
Ava T-B
This spotting could go in the Hunters and Animal Feeding Behavior mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8463465

Spotted for Missions

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Birds of the World
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Birds of Iberia
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Portugal's Biodiversity
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Hunters & Animal Food Habits
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PublishedNovember 24, 2013

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