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Noun: black-crowned night heron
  1. Night heron of both Old and New Worlds
    - Nycticorax nycticorax

Derived forms: black-crowned night herons

Type of: night heron, night raven

Part of: genus Nycticorax, Nycticorax

Encyclopedia: Black-crowned night heron

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