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Metadata
Title: Black Crowned Night Heron
Alternative Title: Nycticorax nycticorax
Creator: Karney, Lee
Source: WO-Lee Karney-5627
Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Contributor: DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Language: EN - ENGLISH
Rights: (public domain)
Audience: (general)
Subject: Karney, Bird, Birds, Heron

Description
Table Of Contents: At sunset, when most herons are flying toward their roosting places, the black-crowned herons are leaving the trees where they have spent the day scattering over the marshes to feed. By foraging at night, these birds avoid competition with other herons. Probably the most abundant heron in the world, the black-crowned night heron nests on every continent except Australia, where its place is taken by a closely related species.

Date
Available: April 01 2004
Issued: March 26 2004
Modified: April 21 2004