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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: 1952

Foto
Photography ID: 687147
  Juvenile
Magdalena
Buenos Aires
Argentina
05/16/2026
Walter Omar Buffarini
Foto
Photography ID: 686334
  Adult
Dique de Los Sauces
La Rioja
Argentina
05/05/2026
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 685918
  Juvenile
Capilla del Monte
Córdoba
Argentina
04/07/2026
Martín Lépez
Foto
Photography ID: 685904
  Adult
Colonia Carlos Pellegrini
Corrientes
Argentina
03/28/2026
Andrés Barca
Foto
Photography ID: 685830
  Adult
Estero Malo (ruta 5)
Corrientes
Argentina
04/20/2026
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 685618
  Juvenile
Estero Malo (ruta 5)
Corrientes
Argentina
04/20/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti



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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: 6585



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
247097817/05/202611:15ArgentinaTierra del FuegoAvenida Prefectura Naval Argentina 7, Ushuaia3Jorge La Grotteria
247079616/05/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresArroyo Zapata, MagdalenaWalter Omar Buffarini
246834709/05/202614:41ArgentinaCorrientesCamino del Camba Trapo1Aluminé Sangorrín
246822009/05/202609:46ArgentinaCorrientesRuta sin nombrar6Aluminé Sangorrín
246928005/05/2026ArgentinaLa RiojaDique de Los SaucesCarlos De Biagi
246580501/05/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEstancia El Palenque, General LavalleDolores Fernandez
246486801/05/202617:54ArgentinaEntre RíosCostanera, Concordia5María Alejandra Sosa
246387001/05/202617:54ArgentinaEntre RíosCostanera, Concordia5Jorge La Grotteria
246602228/04/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)1Gabriel Carbajales
246596128/04/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Ecológica Vicente López9Gabriel Carbajales
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 18/05/2026.