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Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Spotting Image 1

Notes:

Spotted in Kandy Lake, Sri Lanka



1 species ID suggestions

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auntnance123
auntnance123 10 months ago
black crowned night heron, breeding coloring
Nycticorax nycticorax hoactii

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MarkFrazier
MarkFrazier 10 months ago

Beautiful

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 10 months ago

Lovely, fantastic capture!!

AvishekPurkayastha
AvishekPurkayastha 10 months ago

Thanks Nuwan... I will surely add to this mission...

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 10 months ago

Wow! great shot Avishek please consider adding this to Biodiversity of Sri Lanka mission @ http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8953...
thank you

AvishekPurkayastha
AvishekPurkayastha 10 months ago

Thanks Ava... :-)

AvishekPurkayastha
AvishekPurkayastha 10 months ago

Thanks Jellis...

AvishekPurkayastha
AvishekPurkayastha 10 months ago

Thanks Mike for IDing this for me...

Jellis
Jellis 10 months ago

Black-crowned night heron. 'Auku'u. Nycticorax nycticorax hoactii

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Ava T-B
Ava T-B 10 months ago

What a beauty!

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Spotted by AvishekPurkayastha

Kandy, Sri Lanka

Lat: 7.29, Long: 80.63

Spotted on Mar 1, 2012
Submitted on Jul 1, 2012

Spotted for missions

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