The Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), 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 Rufous Night-heron, with which it has hybridized in the area of contact). Adults are approximately 64 cm (25 in) long and weigh 800 g (28 oz). They have a black crown and back with the remainder of the body white or gray, red eyes, and short yellow legs. They have pale gray wings and white underparts. Two or three … Continue reading Black-crowned Night Heron