Yellow-crowned Night-heron wading in the water at Tortuguero

Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica (August 2012)

This image was taken on a boat trip from Turtle Beach Lodge.

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Status is classified as Least Concern. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea) /Wikipedia
Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea / Bird Forum
Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea / Cornell Lab of Ornithology