Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Least Concern
AE*
British & Irish Rarity Status: Scarce
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Black-crowned Night Heron © Nature Guides
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Black-crowned Night Heron - Ireland © Richard Mills
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Black-crowned Night Heron - Shropshire © Dennis Morrison
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Black-crowned Night Heron - Britain © D Benton
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Black-crowned Night Heron - Jamaica © Peter Nash
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Black-crowned Night Heron - Britain © James Robinson
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Black-crowned Night Heron - Britain © D Benton
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