MiddleRiver
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I am unclear whether there is in fact a 'Lava Heron'. Birds of the World, Cornell, etc. do not list it. Is it a taxo change?
To further confuse me, when googling 'Lava Heron' I do see an all grey Heron, with the exception of a couple of individual websites that show something that looks like a Yellow-crowned Night Heron:
I took this back in 1991, obviously standing on lava in the Galapagos. Yellow-crowned?
To further confuse me, when googling 'Lava Heron' I do see an all grey Heron, with the exception of a couple of individual websites that show something that looks like a Yellow-crowned Night Heron:
Lava Heron | Will Burrard-Lucas
photos.willbl.com
Galapagos BIrds – Heron
The Lava Heron, also known as the Galapagos Heron, is a species of heron endemic to the Galapagos Islands. The adult is slate-grey, which helps it blend in with the hardened lava. The back feathers…
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I took this back in 1991, obviously standing on lava in the Galapagos. Yellow-crowned?