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Black -crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Description:

he Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), commonly abbreviated to just Night Heron in Eurasia, is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, except in the coldest regions and Australasia (where it is replaced by the closely related Rufous Night Heron, with which it has hybridized in the area of contact).

2 Species ID Suggestions

Seema
Seema 11 years ago
black backed night heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Jellis
Jellis 11 years ago
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night Heron


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1 Comment

bhargav.py
bhargav.py 11 years ago

Thnx for the ID Jellis and Seema

bhargav.py
Spotted by
bhargav.py

Solapur, India

Spotted on Oct 29, 2012
Submitted on Oct 29, 2012

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