Family: Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
English Name: Black-crowned Night Heron
Scientific Name: Nycticorax nycticorax
Arabic Name: بَلَشُونُ لَيْلٍ أَرْأَسُ
Status in Kuwait: Scarce passage migrant, winter visitor and rare summer visitor; breeds.

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