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Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

The Black-crowned Night Heron is a unique bird that loves to hunt for fish and frogs at night. With its striking black crown and white body, it is a beautiful sight near water.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Black-crowned Night Heron has a stout body, a distinct black cap and back, and grey wings. Its bright red eyes, white facial plumes (in breeding adults), and yellow legs make it easily recognizable. Juveniles are streaky brown for camouflage.

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Black-crowned Night Heron
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Black-crowned Night Heron

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A Black-crowned Night Heron can live over 20 years in the wild! Wow!

Hundreds of these herons often roost together, creating noisy "bird cities" in trees!

Juvenile herons are speckled brown, camouflaged perfectly among reeds and branches.

They make a unique, frog-like "quark!" sound, unlike most squawking herons.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Night Sight

Black-crowned Night Herons can see exceptionally well in low light, helping them hunt for fish and frogs after sunset.

Fähigkeit

Stealth Stance

This heron has incredible patience, standing perfectly still for long periods to ambush unsuspecting prey with a sudden lunge.

Fähigkeit

Quick Strike

Black-crowned Night Herons can strike with lightning speed from a still position, allowing them to snatch fast-moving aquatic food.

Maße und Details

Länge
58-65 cm
Flügelspannweite
90-112 cm
Gewicht
0.5-1 kg
Lebenserwartung
10-21 Jahre
Top Speed
50 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-5
Brutzeit
21-26 Tage
Zugstrecke
4000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These opportunistic hunters mainly eat small fish, amphibians, crustaceans, and insects from shallow water.

Hauptnahrung

  • Fish
  • Frogs
  • Crayfish
  • Aquatic insects
  • Mice
  • Small birds

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Mummichog

Fundulus heteroclitus

A common small fish in estuaries they actively prey upon.

hunts

Frog species

Lithobates sp.

These herons regularly prey on various species of frogs.

hunts

Red Swamp Crayfish

Procambarus clarkii

Crayfish are a frequent and important part of their diet.

eaten by

American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

Alligators are opportunistic predators of heron eggs and chicks.

eaten by

Virginia Opossum

Didelphis virginiana

Opossums can raid nests, eating heron eggs and young chicks.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Night Heron

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch birds from a distance and don't try to touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Black-crowned Night Heron?

58-65 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Black-crowned Night Heron?

90-112 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Black-crowned Night Heron?

0.5-1 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Black-crowned Night Heron?

10-21 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Black-crowned Night Heron?

50 km/h

Was frisst Black-crowned Night Heron?

These opportunistic hunters mainly eat small fish, amphibians, crustaceans, and insects from shallow water.

Wo findet man Black-crowned Night Heron normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Black-crowned Night Heron?

Ambush

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