The Black-crowned Night Heron (or just Night Heron) is approximately 64cm in length and is found throughout a large part of the world, except in the coldest regions and Australasia.
Breeding habitat is fresh and salt-water wetlands. These birds nest in colonies on platforms of sticks in a group of trees, or on the ground in protected locations such as islands or reedbeds.
The Black-crowned Night Heron feeds nocturnally on small fish, crustaceans, frogs, aquatic insects, small mammals and small birds. Prey is caught through ambush from a still position at the water's edge. During the day these birds rest in trees or bushes.
Nycticorax nycticorax has a harsh crow-like call.
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