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Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Garza Bruja
Socó-dorminhoco
Family: Ardeidae
Order: Pelecaniformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Ardea nycticorax.

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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
FishAnguila  (Synbranchus marmoratus)06/12/2020Diego Oscar
FishAnguila  (Synbranchus marmoratus)31/10/2020María Alejandra Sosa
CrustaceanAegla sp.04/04/2020Nicolas Olejnik
FishVieja del Agua (Hypostomus boulengeri)15/02/2020Silvia Sokolovsky
FishBagre Negro  (Rhamdia quelen)18/02/2018Diego Oscar
FishPati Bastardo (Megalonema platanum)24/11/2017Diego Carus
FishBagre Amarillo (Pimelodus clarias)07/01/2017Diego Oscar
FishTrucha Arcoiris (Oncorhynchus mykiss)01/01/2017Mauro Carballo
FishPorteñito (Parapimelodus valenciennis)29/11/2015Diego Carus
BirdsPato Crestón (Lophonetta specularioides)28/08/2014Christian Altamirano



Number of Photography: 1922

Foto
Photography ID: 678160
  Juvenile
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/14/2026
Victor Hugo Michelini
Foto
Photography ID: 678036
  Adult
Dique de Chuquis
La Rioja
Argentina
03/07/2026
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 677455
  Juvenile
Puerto Octay
Región de Los Lagos
Chile
01/31/2026
Ariel Alejandro Vazquez
Foto
Photography ID: 677285
  Juvenile
Reserva Natural del Pilar
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/10/2026
Dolores Fernandez
Foto
Photography ID: 677146
  Juvenile
Maceio
Alagoas
Brazil
03/07/2026
Eduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira
Foto
Photography ID: 676871
  Adult
General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
03/04/2026
Fernanda Ferrari
Foto
Photography ID: 676729
  Juvenile
Río Grande
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
01/07/2026
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 675974
  Adult
Río Hondo
Santiago del Estero
Argentina
03/01/2026
Viviana Fuentes
Foto
Photography ID: 675919
 Tandil
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/07/2026
Liliana Rubilar Puerta
Foto
Photography ID: 675766
  Juvenile
Rio Salado Begueri
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/17/2026
Roxana Larramendy



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 4



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Analía Gonzalez06/09/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosVilla Paranacito, Area Protegida Arroyo Las Palmas, Departamento Islas del IbicuyN/AAdultNoNo
Jorge La Grotteria02/25/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosLago Salto Grande, ConcordiaN/AN/ANoNo
Santiago Sainz-trápaga11/15/2013ArgentinaChubutValle Inferior del Río Chubut (VIRCH)IndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Santiago Sainz-trápaga10/21/2013ArgentinaChubutRío Chubut, GaimanN/AAdultYesNo


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Number of Films: 14


Video ID: 5687
  Adult
Turdera
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/12/2023
Claudia Mora
Video ID: 5495
  Juvenile
Las Grutas
Río Negro
Argentina
12/20/2022
Santos Di Mauro
Video ID: 4408
  Adult
Trelew
Chubut
Argentina
09/01/2020
Zulima América Schupbach



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Number of Records: 6529



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244717215/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEa. El PalenqueAlec Earnshaw
244810314/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino Rural 045-06 inters 045-09, Mar del Plata3Enrique Chiurla
244799514/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino Rural 045-06 inters 045-09, Mar del Plata3Victor Hugo Michelini
244549310/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural del PilarDolores Fernandez
244544810/03/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Nicolas Olejnik
244662808/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeVera, Vera2Gabriel Carbajales
244532808/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeLaguna Melincué, MelincuéAdrian Braidotti
244504908/03/202617:48ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresCalle Andres Bello, Lago de RegatasGuillermo Marcaida
244780607/03/2026ArgentinaLa RiojaDique de ChuquisCarlos De Biagi
244648607/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FePredio cabañas la Joyita, Jaaukanigás1Gabriel Carbajales
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 19/03/2026.