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Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
Linnaeus, 1758. 4 subspecies recognized, here is shown hoactli.
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Juvenile
Very different from adult. Completely brown plumage, very spotted on opperparts and very streaked on underparts. Yellowish or orangish iris, not reaching the intense red of adults. Paler bill and more grey legs.
Curicaca Wildlife Refuge, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil, Neotropical Region
Date: 2 july 2008
Author: Alex García
 
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