Night heron

Curious about nocturnal birds? Then you've come to the right place! Here we cover 20 of the coolest winged critters of the night as well as what makes a bird

Black crowned night heron

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This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence 30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size is very large, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern. Source…

Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) In Europe, night heron is often used to refer to the black-crowned night heron, since it is the only member of the genus in that continent.

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Black-crowned Night Heron

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