Bulgaria
Greece
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
(L 25" W 44" WT 1.9 lbs)
Nests in groups that often
include other species, such
as herons, egrets, and ibises.
include other species, such
as herons, egrets, and ibises.
Lake Kerkini
Greece
18May2015
Nycti in Greek means night,
corax is Latin for raven.
corax is Latin for raven.