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Yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea)

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Yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea)

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Species/Soort Family/Familie Order/Orde Class/Klasse Phylum/Stam Kingdom/Rijk
Yellow-crowned night heron Herons, bitterns Pelicans, cormorants, and relatives Birds Chordate Animals
Geelkruinkwak Reigers Roeipotigen Vogels Gewervelden Dieren
Nyctanassa violacea Ardeidae Pelecaniformes Aves Chordata Animalia

Merritt Island NWR, Florida

2013:10:26 14:04:53
Yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
NIKON D7100 with AF Nikkor 300mm f/4 IF-ED, 1/1600 sec at F5.6, ISO 500, distance 0.03 m

Genovesa Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

2015:05:03 10:17:56
Yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/1000 sec at F4.5, ISO 250, distance 19.95 m

James Bay (Santiago Island, Galapagos, Ecuador)

2015:05:04 10:36:49
Yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/800 sec at F5.0, ISO 250, distance 7.08 m

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