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Source-This post on Black-crowned Night Heron has been created based on the article “China Identifies Tagging Station Of Migratory Bird ‘Heron’ Found In Manipur” published in” abp” news on 30 January 2024.
Why in the news?
A juvenile black-crowned night heron, which landed recently at a local pond in Imphal and died later, was banded at the Weishan Bird Banding Station in China’s Beijing.
About Black-crowned Night Heron
| Aspect | Details |
| About | They are small herons with rather squat, thick proportions. They have thick necks, large, flat heads, and heavy, pointed bills. |
| Habitat | They inhabit a variety of wetland habitats, such as swamps, streams, rivers, marshes, mud flats, and the edges of lakes |
| Population distribution | It is found across North America, as well as locally in Central America and the Caribbean. |
| Characteristics | Body size 1) It has short neck and legs. 2) It has a black crown, a gray body, and bright, red eyes. 3) It weighs between 727 and, 1014 grams, has a wingspan of 115 to 118 centimetres, and is 58 to 66 centimetres in length 4) Females and males look alike, but females are a little smaller. Behavior They spend their days perched on tree limbs or concealed among foliage and branches. They forage in the evening and at night, in water, on mudflats, and on land. It is a migrating species. Diet-Its diet consists mainly of fish, leeches, earthworms, aquatic and terrestrial insects. |
| Conservation status | IUCN–Least concern Wildlife Protection Act–Schedule 2 |
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