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Yellow-crowned night heron

Nycticorax violaceus

Description:

This heron was so cute! She was in the rocks of a beach in Floreana island. This species has yellow crest, the eyes brownish red, the head black with a white stripe under the eye that runs the chick. The body is grey.

Habitat:

Rocky shores, in search of crabs.

Notes:

Photo in Punta Cormoran. Scanned picture.

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Provincia de Galápagos, Ecuador

Spotted on Sep 7, 2005
Submitted on Jun 16, 2011

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