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Black-Crowned Night-Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli

Description:

Upperparts are gray, underparts are pale gray; crown, black, and bill are black. Legs and feet are yellow.

Habitat:

This wetland bird frequent ponds, streams, marshes, lagoons, exposed reefs, and tide pools.

Notes:

Feeds on crustaceans, fish, frogs, mice, insects, and downy chicks or other water birds.

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Eduardo.Rodriguez
Spotted by
Eduardo.Rodriguez

Hawaii, USA

Spotted on Jul 3, 2014
Submitted on Jul 28, 2014

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