Common name:
Black-crowned Heron
Ladakhi name:
unknown
Scientific name:
Nycticorax nycticorax
Order:
Pelecaniformes
Family:
ardeidae
fun facts:
The Black-crowned Night heron is a migrant to Ladakh. The sexes look the same.
Can be spotted in taller bushes and trees near wetlands, along mashers, ponds and large rivers up to 4350 m.
Bird Club Contributor:
Tsewang Namgyal Raja, Korzok
