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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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Foto
Photography ID: 381970
  Adult
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
01/21/2020
José Luis Ianiro
Foto
Photography ID: 251770
  Adult
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
12/23/2017
Martina Wendeler
Foto
Photography ID: 133633
  Juvenile
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
01/14/2016
Sebastián Martín Santiago
Foto
Photography ID: 83855
  Adult
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
02/18/2015
João Sérgio Barros



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
119260021/01/2020BrazilRio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro3José Luis Ianiro
68381925/01/2018BrazilRio de JaneiroLeblon, Rio de Janeiro1Andres Espindola
70859023/12/2017BrazilRio de JaneiroJardim Botânico, Rio de JaneiroMartina Wendeler
38969514/01/2016BrazilRio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroSebastián Martín Santiago
24416518/02/2015BrazilRio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroJoão Sérgio Barros
24389712/01/2015BrazilRio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroEmiliano Garcia Loyola
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/04/2026.