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Butorides virescens
This bird has a velvet-green back, rich chestnut body, and a dark cap often raised into a short crest.
I saw this bird next to Moonstone Beach.
Thanks Jellis and DanielePralong for the ID!
Someone spotted one in the bay area here which though endangered are also common. But they listed it on ebird as a rare Little blue heron. They didn't notice the dark cap on the head which the Little blue heron doesn't have.
Spotted on May 18, 2014
Submitted on May 19, 2014
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