Black-crowned Night Heron in flight at Chaplin Lake marshes in scenic Saskatchewan Canada

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Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli) is a medium-sized heron of the bird family Ardeidae. Its length is 64-71 cm or 25-28 inches with a wingspan of 114 cm or 45 inches. Its average weight is 862 grams or lb. Adults have a black cap and back with the remainder of the body white or grey, red eyes, short yellow legs and a dark bill. Young birds are brown, flecked with white and grey and have a yellowish bill with a black These are stock, stout, short-necked herons.

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