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Yellow-crowned Night Heron - Nyctanassa violacea | 2018 - 10

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

 

The Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea, formerly placed in the genus Nycticorax), also called the American Night Heron or Squawk, is a fairly small heron. It is found throughout a large part of the Americas, especially (but not exclusively) in warmer coastal regions; an example occurrence is the Petenes mangroves of the Yucatan.

 

A related heron, the Bermuda night heron, was endemic to Bermuda, but became extinct following human colonisation.

 

For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-crowned_night_heron

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