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Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Description:

Bright red eye, black crown bluish white on top with white breast.

Habitat:

I have seen them resting during the day and nesting on tall trees in heavily urbanized areas. They happily nest alongside cormorants and house crows.

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SukanyaDatta
Spotted by
SukanyaDatta

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Spotted on Feb 27, 2013
Submitted on Apr 21, 2014

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