Utah Bird Profile
Black-crowned Night-Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax

  Name Roots: (Gr. nyx, nyctos, "night"; corax, "a crow")

In Utah:   
by Jack Binch

Other Photos - ID / Song

Nesting,
feeding,
characteristic behaviors:
Nests in a deciduous tree or in a shrub at a height of 15 - 30 (0-60) feet, in a platform nest. This species is not a cowbird host. This species is a crustaceovore/piscivore: water ambusher.
  
Habitat: Breeds in Utah in wetlands and lowland riparian habitats.
  
How to find:  

 |   USGS Profile  (Geological Survey)    |   US Winter Range Map   |     US Summer Range Map   |  
  

Occurrence:

(See Legend)

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