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Prey Handling in Yellow-crowned Night Herons

Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) Science Article 1 abstract Although an extensive literature exists on the foraging ecology of wading birds (reviewed by Kushlan 1978), detailed studies of the Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) are lacking.The yellowcrown is unique among the ardeids in that it specializeson crustacean prey (Palmer 1962, Hancock and Elliott 1978) and […]