Black-crowned night-heron / Nachtreiher (Nycticorax nycticorax)

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Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Night herons (Nycticorax); Family Herons (Ardeidae)
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
General:The black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), or black-capped night heron, commonly shortened to just night heron in Eurasia, is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, except in the coldest regions and Australasia (where it is replaced by the closely related nankeen night heron, with which it has hybridized in the area of contact). [more]

Seasonal behavior

Presence: 03-23 - 09-28
Migration in: 09-07 - 09-14
Migration out: 09-07 - 09-28
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=58-65 cm, wingspan=105-112 cm, weight=500-800 g
Habitats: Wetland