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Family Name : Ardeidae
Common Name : Night-Heron - Scientific Name : Nycticorax nycticorax ‹‹ Go Back
Common Name : Night-Heron - Scientific Name : Nycticorax nycticorax ‹‹ Go Back
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: Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Other names
: Black-crowned Night-Heron
Taxonomy & status
: sp N nycticorax resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Pathmanath Samaraweera
Location
: Debera Wewa, Tissamaharama
Date
: 1st May 2006
Equipment
: digiscoped with Nikon Fieldscope ED III and Nikon Coolpix 7900
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: Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Other names
: Black-crowned Night Heron
Taxonomy & status
: sp N nycticorax resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: Not threatened
Photographer
: Athula Dissanayaka
Location
: Yala National Park
Date
: 10th July 2010
Equipment
: Canon 50D with Sigma 500 F4.5 lens
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: Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Other names
: Black-crowned Night Heron
Taxonomy & status
: sp N nycticorax resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: Not threatened
Photographer
: Pathmanath Samaraweera
Location
: Ruhuna National Park
Date
: 4th January 2011
Equipment
: Canon Digital Kiss N with Sigma 70-300 zoom lens
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: Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Other names
: Black-crowned Night-Heron
Taxonomy & status
: sp N nycticorax resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: immature
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Senaka Abeyratne
Location
: Polonnaruwa
Date
: 15th February 2011
Equipment
: Canon 7D with Canon 100-400 zoom lens
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: Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Other names
: Black-crowned Night Heron
Taxonomy & status
: sp N nycticorax resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: Not threatened
Photographer
: Hemantha Seneviratne
Location
: Nadugala Marsh, Matara
Date
: 5th February 2011
Equipment
: Canon 500D with Sigma 50-500 zoom lens
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: Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Other names
: Black-crowned Night Heron
Taxonomy & status
: sp N nycticorax resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: immature
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Jagath Gunawardena
Location
: Dehiwala
Date
: 19th March 2011
Equipment
: Nikon Coolpix7900
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: Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Other names
: Black-crowned Night Heron
Taxonomy & status
: sp N nycticorax resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Senaka Abeyratne
Location
: Ampara
Date
: 15th February 2011
Equipment
: Canon 7D with Canon 100-400 zoom
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: Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Other names
: Black-crowned Night-Heron
Taxonomy & status
: sp N nycticorax resident in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: Adult
Red data status
: Not threatened
Photographer
: Kithsiri Gunawardena
Location
: Bundala
Date
: 12th May 2010
Equipment
: Canon 1D mark IV with Canon 400mm F2.8 lens x 1.4 teleconverter
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