English: Even though this immature Black-crowned Night Heron has the same size and physiology as its parents it is not gray and white like them. This immature feathering almost always has to do with blending camoflague to protect the young as they grow in size and strength. Having more obvious feathering for a parent almost always has to do with flashing the other sex for mating; it may just help the parents find each other so they can mate as well as attracting a mate.
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{{Information |Description={{en|1=Even though this immature Black-crowned Night Heron has the same size and physiology as its parents it is not gray and white like them. This immature feathering almost always has to do with blending camoflague to protect