Night heron

Nycticorax nycticorax
Herons (Ardeidae)

Summer plumage with white.
Night heronon RikenMon's Nature-Guide

A sturdy heron with black crown and back, grey wings and a white breast and belly. The legs are green. In summer plumage 2 large neck plumes appear and the legs become pink-red. The young are brown with yellowish markings.

Active at twilight and at night along forested banks, resting at daytime in groups.

⇔ l. 58-65 cm

syn. Black-crowned night heron

A migratory bird.

LA:
≈ The IXOBRYCHUS MINUTUS (Little bittern) is more yellow and much smaller.
≈ The BOTAURUS STELLARIS (Bittern) is more yellow and larger.

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