Yellow-crowned Night-Herons
live in or near wetlands—on the coast along islands, mangroves, and barrier
beaches; farther inland in wooded swamps, forested uplands, and lakes and
rivers, sometimes near residential areas. They usually nest in small colonies,
sometimes with other wading birds, and forage along tidal marshes, in tide
pools and the shores of water bodies where crustaceans are abundant.
Adults are about 24 in long and weigh 22.0 oz.
They have a white crown and back with the remainder of the body grayish, red
eyes and short yellow legs. They have a white stripe below the eye. Juveniles
resemble young Black-crowned Night-Herons, being mainly brown flecked with
white or gray.
Photographed at Runaway Bay,
Jamaica
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