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BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON Nycticorax nycticorax
As its name suggests, the Night-Heron is at least partly nocturnal, with birds departing from their day-roosts noisily as the sun goes down. However they are however also active on cloudy days. It is a common bird, often overlooked during the day as it sleeps quietly in trees. Adults are handsome birds with black, white and grey plumage, juveniles are streaky and brown.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE170PH) Adult, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Sylvia Qu August 2008).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE171PH) Adult at dusk, Cambu Cuá near Pilar, Departamento Ñeembucú (Paul Smith December 2007).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE172PH) Adults, location unknown (Karina Diarte photography).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE173PH) Juvenile dorsal view, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel November 2006).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE174PH) Juvenile hunting, Buenos Aires, Argentina (Paul Smith November 2006).
VIDEO - (FPAVE2625VI) Adult, Ruta Trans Chaco km200, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith April 2011).
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