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Nyctanassa violacea
Definitely an immature Yellow-crowned. Black-crowned is stockier and has a bicolored bill.
isorry i wanna mean in the first, it's not the same!
anyway it's Immature of Yellow crowned Night Heron, the Black crowned has more fine bill then Yellow ...!
American Bittern or Bittern in generally, never can have this posture, the bill is more fin and long, but this one he seems have staight Posture, and the bill is more strong !
Hi Saber - it looks like a juvenile American bittern to me! Do you have another suggestion?
This may be a immature night-heron, probably a yellow-crowned night-heron. Check out the photos at the bottom of these two pages and see what you think:
Black-crowned: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black...
Yellow-crowned: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Yello...
Karenl ! It's not American Bittern! the colour it's the same, but it's the same species :) look the bill
Spotted on Feb 1, 2012
Submitted on Feb 1, 2012
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