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The black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) [or black-capped night heron [citation needed]], commonly shortened to just night heron in Eurasia, is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, including parts of Europe, Asia, and North and South America.
Nycticorax is a genus of night herons.The name Nycticorax means "night raven" and derives from the Ancient Greek νύκτος, nuktos "night" and κοραξ, korax, "raven".It refers to the largely nocturnal feeding habits of this group of birds, and the croaking crow-like call of the best known species, the black-crowned night heron.
The night herons are medium-sized herons, 58–65 cm, in the genera Nycticorax, Nyctanassa, and Gorsachius.The genus name Nycticorax derives from the Greek for "night raven" and refers to the largely nocturnal feeding habits of this group of birds, and the croaking crow-like, almost like a barking sound, call of the best known species, the black-crowned night heron.
Yellow-crowned night heron: Nyctanassa violacea (Linnaeus, 1758) 22 Bermuda night heron (X) Nyctanassa carcinocatactes Olson & Wingate, 2006: 23 Black-crowned night heron: Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758) 24 Ascension night heron (X) Nycticorax olsoni Bourne, Ashmole & Simmons, 2003: 25 Reunion night heron (X) Nycticorax duboisi ...
Mauritius night heron, † Nycticorax mauritianus ; Ascension night heron, † Nycticorax olsoni ; Niue night heron, † Nycticorax kalavikai (prehistoric) Nyctanassa Stejneger, 1887 – American night herons: Yellow-crowned night heron, Nyctanassa violacea; Bermuda night heron, † Nyctanassa carcinocatactes
The yellow-crowned night heron needs bushes or trees to build nests, although it will use rock ledges where vegetation is unavailable (for example, on cliffs). Unlike the black-crowned night heron, the yellow-crowned does not mind living near humans and can be found in wooded neighborhoods, nesting on rooftops and driveways.
The word was used by the Swiss naturalist Conrad Gessner in 1555 and then by subsequent authors for the black-crowned night heron. [6] [7] The term nankeen in the common name of the species is defined as 'a type of pale-yellow cotton cloth, originally from China' in the Cambridge Dictionary.
Gulls are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with gray or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water.