Black-crowned Night Heron
Scientific Name:Nycticorax nycticorax
Class:Aves
Order:Plelcaniformes
Family:Ardeidae
Genus:Nycticorax
The Black-crowned Night Heron are highly active at night or dusk and are found throughout a large part of the world living in fresh, salt, and brackish water feeding on fish. They often nest in groups with other Black-crowned Night-Herons and groups of other species too. The Black-crowned Night Heron have also been observed to utilize bait fishing to lure in prey within their striking range.
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