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Black-Crowned Night-Heron. PowerPoint Presentation Made By: Loucas Aliabadi, Elijah Springfield. Name And Description. The Name of this fantastic bird is Black Crowned Night-Heron Description: Red eyes, a black beak, they also have pale gray bellies. . Male And Female.
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Black-Crowned Night-Heron PowerPoint Presentation Made By: Loucas Aliabadi, Elijah Springfield
Name And Description The Name of this fantastic bird is Black Crowned Night-Heron Description: Red eyes, a black beak, they also have pale gray bellies.
Male And Female The difference is that males don’t have a white plume, but females do have the white plume on the back of their head -> This is a male This is a female.
Feeding And Nesting Habits Fish are the top prey for the Black- crowned night-heron. Squid, aquatic insects, frog, snakes, birds, and rodents round out the diet. Young ones breed at a young age of 2 years. They usually nest on islands, or in trees. Like other birds they go in colonies, or mixed with other species.
Habitat And Range The Habitat for the Black-crowned night-heron is usually a swampy forest. The range is in Washington.
Human And Natural Threats • Human Threats • Habitat Loss • Cars • Oil • Pollution • Natural Threats • Forest Fires • Predators • Global Warming Oil Spill Predator (Hawk)
Cultural Importance • The Hawaiian name for the Black-Crowned Night-Heron is Auku'u, But the cultural importance is; they were trapped and killed sometimes during fish hunts to provide food.
Steps We Can Take To Help We can help the Black-crowned Night-Heron by not littering, and also we can use cars a little less so birds are more safe and also it can stop oil spills! Heron crossing sign
Behavior Black-Crowned Night-Herons are usually more common in large groups. As you most likely see in the name these birds are nocturnal. They walk somewhat slow and most of the time they stand still
Bibliography Emily Sprong. "BirdWeb." BirdWeb. Sue Trevathan, 24 July 2000. Web. 13 May 2013. Nupidea. “Black-Crowned Night-heron." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 10 Jan. 2001. Web. 13 May 2013. Peter Alden. "Audubon Pacific Northwest." Audubon Society Field Guide. Dennis Paulsen, 17 May 1998. Web. 13 May 2013. Links: www.birdweb.org/birdweb/birds/black-crowned_night-heronhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Book: National Audubon Society Field Guide To The Pacific Northwest