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Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax
Also known as: Black-crowned Night-Heron • Black-crowned Night-heron • Black-crowned night-heron
Kingdom: Animalia• Family: Ardeidae• Order: Pelecaniformes
The night herons are medium-sized herons, 58–65 cm, in the genera Nycticorax, Nyctanassa, and Gorsachius. The genus name Nycticorax derives from the Greek for "night raven" and refers to the largely nocturnal feeding habits of this group of birds, and the croaking crow-like, almost bark-like, call of the best known species, the black-crowned night heron.
Quick Facts
Common Names:
Night Heron, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Black-crowned Night-heron, Black-crowned night-heron, black-crowned night heron, Black-crowned night heron, 'Auku'u, Black-crowned Night Heron, Gak kakavac, तार बकुला, BCNH, Black Crowned Night Heron, Murrell Hen, Qua Bird
Class:
Aves
Data Completeness:
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Data Sources
🌍gbif
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📖wikipedia
🔬eol
🦎inaturalist
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