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Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax

Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax

Aves > Pelecaniformes > Ardeidae

Names in different Languages

GermanNachtreiher
EnglishBlack-crowned Night Heron
FrenchBihoreau gris
SpanishMartinete común

Description

Black-crowned Night Heron is a bird which can be found all around the world except in the cold, polar regions. Its preferred habitat is fresh or saltwater wetlands.

How to Identify

I look for the black cap, white body and red eyes. Juvenile birds are brownish, darker where it will turn later to dark grey, and they already have the red eyes.

Where When to Spot

I first saw Black-crowned Night Herons in St. Eustache. Rapids Park Lachine is another place they can be seen frequently, either hidden within a tree close to the water where they like to fish. For photography, St. Eustache is better as they are getting very close.

Photos

Observations

2020-06-07Parc Nature Pointe aux Prairies
2019-08-04Parc Angrignon
2019-06-22Parc de la Frayère
2017-10-21Parc des Rapides
2017-09-02Moulin Légaré