Learn what an adult and juvenile black-crowned night-heron looks like. Plus, find out where you can see one of these wading birds.

The black heron, however, is known for its feeding behavior and how it forms a canopy over its prey. The black heron (Egretta ardesiaca) is found in the wetlands of Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar.

The Lincoln Park Zoo is home to a colony of endangered black crowned night herons, which have chosen the zoo as their breeding ground, and researchers are tracking their migratory paths to ...

Black crowned night herons have been nesting above the bear and red wolf habitat at Lincoln Park Zoo, creating a buzz among visitors. The species was listed as endangered in Illinois in 1977, ...