Adult. Note: boldly marked head and plain gray back.
  • Adult
  • Adult breeding plumage.
  • Adult. Note: boldly marked head and plain gray back.
  • Juvenile. Note: long neck and dark thick bill.

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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Nyctanassa violacea
Ciconiiformes
Ardeidae

    General Description

    Two records, Walla Walla (Walla Walla County) in May-June 1993 and Wenatchee (Chelan County) in September 2001.

    North American Range Map

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