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Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Description:

Rather stocky-looking birds. Red eyes. Dark patch on head. Dark wings. Front is white.

Habitat:

These birds are not captive although they live inside the Kolkata zoo. They live on islands inside the zoo and share the open-air enclosures of some animals such as the crocodiles. Maybe because there is water there.

Notes:

The last one is likely a sub-adult. These birds nest on trees in even very crowded urban areas of Kolkata.

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SukanyaDatta
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SukanyaDatta

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Spotted on Aug 8, 2015
Submitted on Aug 8, 2015

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