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Black-crowned Night Heron

Black-crowned Night Heron - Adult

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» Adeje municipality, Tenerife

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» July, 2021

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

» This heron is expanding as a breeding bird in some of the Canary Islands. (Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura), and it is seen during migration periods in the whole archipelago.

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