night heron

n. Any of several nocturnal or crepuscular herons of the genera Nycticorax, Nyctanassa, or Gorsachius, especially Nycticorax nycticorax, found almost worldwide.

night heron

n (Animals) any nocturnal heron of the genus Nycticorax and related genera, having short legs and neck, a heavy body, and a short heavy bill

night′ her`on

n. any of several stocky herons that are most active at night. [1775–85]

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Noun

night heron - nocturnal or crepuscular herons night ravenheron - grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long billblack-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax - night heron of both Old and New WorldsNyctanassa violacea, yellow-crowned night heron - North American night heron

Translations

Night Heron

(Nycticorax nycticorax ), a bird of the family Ardeidae (herons and bitterns), order Ciconiiformes. The body is 60 cm long. The color of the plumage is mainly black (with a metallic sheen), whitish, and gray. The night heron is found in southern Europe, Asia, and North America as well as Africa and South America. In the USSR it inhabits the southern part of the European USSR and Middle Asia; it migrates to Africa for the winter. The night heron keeps to the banks of rivers or the shores of ponds and lakes. It is active at night. It nests in colonies, usually on trees. There are four or five greenish eggs in a clutch; both parents brood for a period of 21–22 days. Night herons feed on fish, frogs, and small invertebrate animals.

REFERENCE

Ptitsy Sovetskogo Soiuza, vol. 2. Edited by G. P. Dement’ev and N. A.Gladkov. Moscow, 1951.

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Synonyms for night heron

noun nocturnal or crepuscular herons

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