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| The yellow-crowned night heron, Nyctanassa violacea, is a wading bird know to inhabit shallow water. The bird is only found in the 
America`s. It eats mainly crustaceans, but will also eat insects, fish, lizards and rodents. Earliest fossils for the heron date back 2-2.5 million years. Both parents share the responsibility of raising the brood. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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