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Black-crowned Night Heron

Black-crowned Night Heron - Adult

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» La Laguna municipality, Tenerife

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» November, 2025

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

» An extremely tame bird, almost adult, but without the typical long head feathers. It was feeding on fish in a pond.

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