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Black-crowned Night Heron in flight

Black-crowned Night Heron in flight - Immature

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» Tejina-Bajamar (La Laguna), Tenerife

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» May, 2017

Equipment

» Pentax K-m, with zoom Tamron 70-300 mm

Bird Species

»Nycticorax nycticorax - Black-crowned Night Heron

Bird Species (French)

»Bihoreau gris

Bird Family

»Ardeidae - Herons, Bitterns

Bird Group

»Pelecaniformes Pelicans, Ibises, Spoonbills, Herons, Bitterns

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» A recent breeder in the Canaries (Tenerife and Gran Canaria), seen also in migration. There is one recent breeding record on Fuerteventura. It is clear that this species is spreading in the archipelago. The bird in the image is moulting its plumage.

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