Nycticorax nycticorax
date: label: Collection Date
content: 22 Jun 1881
name: label: Collector
content: DR. Rudolph Hessel
notes: label: Notes
content: DC Birds Exhibit; catalog number verified from label on specimen in 2014; There are two Black-cowned Night Herons in this case. One is a juvenile, slightly below and to the left of the Snowy Egret (not seen here). An adult in breeding plumage (note the bright green feathers around the eye) is just below and to the right of the Snowy Egret and is shown above. Information about the juvenile specimen:
label: Record Last Modified
content: 4 Jun 2025
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Washington, Carp Pond, District of Columbia, United States, North America
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content: Vertebrate Zoology
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content: Birds
publisher: label: Published Name
content: Nycticorax nycticorax
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Birds Division
identifier: label: USNM Number
content: 84861
taxonomicName: label: Taxonomy
content: Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Aves, Ciconiiformes, Ardeidae
physicalDescription: label: Preparation
content: Skin: Mounted
label: Remarks
content: Lost
label: Sex
content: Female
label: Stage
content: Juvenile