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 Black-crowned Night-Heron, breeding adult |
General Description: Black-crowned Night-Herons (Nycticorax nycticorax) are medium-sized herons. They are light gray over all, with dark gray on the wings, black on the back, and black on the top of the head. The eye is red. In breeding season, they get two white, thread-like plumes on the back of the head. Taxonomy: Pelecaniformes, Ardeidae Favored Habitat: Ponds with shallow edges and marshes. |
 Black-crowned Night-Heron juvenile |
Where to Find: Neighborhood ponds, parks (e.g., Lorenzi Park and Sunset Park), and the Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve. To find them in more natural habitat, visit the Pahranagat Valley or the Overton Wildlife Management Area. Comments: |
 Breeding adult: note plumes on back of head |
 Breeding adult: note plumes on back of head; Dunedin, Florida |
 Non-breeding adult: note no plumes on back of head |
 BCNH in a cottonwood tree, Tassi Spring, Arizona |
 Juvenile Black-crowned Night-Heron |
 Juvenile at Sunset Park, Urban Las Vegas |
 Black-crowned Night-Heron landing |
 Landing (note head plume off to the side) |
 Black-crowned Night-Heron in flight |
 In flight with sunset colors, Shark Valley, Florida |
 Black-crowned Night-Heron; note white breeding plume |
 Adult |
 Black-crowned Night-Heron on nest |
 Juvenile Black-crowned Night-Heron in the reeds |
 Black-crowned Night-Heron |
 Black-crowned Night-Herons can habituate to humans |
Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
; Last updated 240106
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