Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)

At Harns Marsh, Lee County, Florida., USA.

The Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) breeds in swamps and marshes in the eastern US, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and northern South America, along the Brazil coast as far south as Paraná State. It's a nocturnal bird that preys on small crustaceans, mollusks, frogs, aquatic insects, and small fish.

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