Crowned Herons are the smallest of the Herons.
There are two types.

Yellow-crowned Night Herons

Nyctanassa violacea
and
Black-crowned Night Herons
Nycticorax nycticorax

Yellow Crowned Heron
Adult Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Black Crowned Night Heron
Adult Black-crowned Night Heron
Yellow Crowned Heron
Adult Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Juvenile Black Crowned Night Heron
Juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron
Juvenile Black Crowned Night Heron
Juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron
Juvenile Black Crowned Night Heron
Juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron
Juvenile Yellow Crowned Night Heron
Juvenile Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Juvenile Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Juvenile Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Yellow Crowned Heron
Juvenile Yellow-crowned Night Heron

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