Black-crowned Night Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax

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Black-crowned Night Heronadult breeding, identification
marécage de ménontin (écosystème du Lac Nokoué
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  • identification
  • adult
  • breeding
  • Martinete común
  • goraz-comum
  • Nachtreiher
  • Nycticorax nycticorax
  • Pelecaniformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Pélécaniformes
Family : Ardeidae
Species : Black-crowned Night Heron

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures

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The picture

O.Net ref. : cato148413
Author :
Plumage : adult, breeding

Shooting

date : 2013 Oct
Country : Benin (bn)
Region : Atlantique
Place : Godomè Godomè
Lat. : 6° 22' 18'' North
Lng. : 2° 21' 0'' East

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : PENTAX K-x
Exposure : 1/250 s

aperture : 6.3

Focal length : 200 mm

Iso : 200

Flash : no