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Nycticorax nycticorax (Black-crowned Night-Heron; Black-crowned Night Heron)

Synonyms: Ardea nycticorax (homotypic); Nycticorax gardeni
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Wikipedia Abstract

The black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), commonly abbreviated to just night heron in Eurasia, is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, except in the coldest regions and Australasia (where it is replaced by the closely related rufous night heron, with which it has hybridized in the area of contact).
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Infraspecies

Nycticorax nycticorax falklandicus
Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli (North American night heron)
Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax (Black-crowned night heron)
Nycticorax nycticorax obscurus
Nycticorax nycticorax violacea

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
10
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
35
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 20.202
EDGE Score: 3.0541
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  1.402 lbs (636 g)
Birth Weight [3]  24 grams
Female Weight [5]  1.301 lbs (590 g)
Male Weight [5]  1.552 lbs (704 g)
Weight Dimorphism [5]  19.3 %
Breeding Habitat [2]  Wetlands
Wintering Geography [2]  Widespread
Wintering Habitat [2]  Wetlands, Coastal saltmarshes
Diet [4]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates), Piscivore
Diet - Ectothermic [4]  30 %
Diet - Endothermic [4]  20 %
Diet - Fish [4]  20 %
Diet - Invertibrates [4]  30 %
Forages - Ground [4]  50 %
Forages - Water Surface [4]  50 %
Clutch Size [6]  4
Clutches / Year [3]  1
Fledging [5]  44 days
Incubation [3]  25 days
Mating System [7]  Monogamy
Maximum Longevity [3]  21 years
Snout to Vent Length [5]  24 inches (62 cm)
Speed [8]  25.054 MPH (11.2 m/s)
Wing Span [8]  3.477 feet (1.06 m)
Female Maturity [3]  1 year
Male Maturity [3]  1 year

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♦ 4Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 5Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
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