Black-crowned Night-Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Order

CICONIIFORMES

Family

Bitterns, Herons and Egrets (Ardeidae)

Code 4

BCNH

Code 6

NYCNYC

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Dagger
Eye Color: Grayish olive in hatchlings, soon changing to yellow, deepening to orange, and then becoming bright red at maturity.
Head Pattern: Capped, Crested or plumed, Eyering, Unique pattern
Crown Color: Black with long white plumes.
Forehead Color: White and black
Nape Color: Black
Throat Color: White
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 64-71 cm (25-28 in)
Weight: 862 g (30.4 oz)
Size: 4. Large (16 - 32 in)
Color Primary: White, Black, Gray
Underparts: White
Upperparts: Black
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Direct flight with slow steady wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 112-114 cm (44-45 in)
Wing Shape: Long-Wings
Tail Shape: Squared Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Gray
Under Tail: Gray
Leg Color: Yellow

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