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Commonly known as lotus bird, its real name is night heron (black-crowned night heron), belonging to Noctuidae of Hemiptera.

night heron

Night heron, also known as Shuiwazi, Huiwazi, Star Crow, Huiwazi, Cangji, Jixing, Nighthawk (Zhejiang), Night Crane and Night Crane (Hainan), is called Black-crowned night heron in English. The top of the head, the back of the neck, the pillow, the crest and the back are black, and the pillow has 2 ~ 3 narrow white feathers; White lower body; Wings and tail feathers are gray. The forehead, the top of the head, the pillow, the crest and the shoulders are black and blue with metallic luster; The forehead base and eyebrow line are white; 2 ~ 3 braided white crown feathers are attached to the pillow; The waist, wings and tail feathers are gray; The chin and throat are white; Cheeks, neck, chest and sides are light gray, and the abdomen is white. Iris blood red; The exposed part of the eye is yellow-green; The mouth is black, and the tarsus and toes are yellow. Medium-sized heron with big head and short neck is a national second-class protected animal.

Chinese name: night heron

Latin scientific name: black-crowned night heron

Synonym method: Nycticorax nycticorax

Field: animal kingdom

Phylum: Chordata phylum

Category: birds

Objective: Hemiptera.

Family: Ardeidae

Family: Night heron.

Species: Night Heron