Yellow-crowned night heron (juvenile)

Nyctanassa violocea

Description:

Yellow-crowned Night-Herons typically nest in small colonies of several pairs up to several hundred pairs on islands that are safe from predators. Colony sites can remain in use for more than 20 years.

Habitat:

Isla Genovesa, Galapagos

1 Species ID Suggestions

Fyn Kynd 11 years ago

Yellow-crowned Night-heron (juvenile)

Nyctanassa violocea Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

2 Comments

KarenL 11 years ago

Thank you for the correction Peter & Fyn.

Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos 11 years ago

I love the second shot, where you caught it preening! But it is is a juvenile Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violocea). They breed in considerable numbers in Darwin Bay.