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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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Records from Islas Malvinas

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Ardea nycticorax.

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Foto
Photography ID: 670433
  Immature
Puerto Argentino
Islas Malvinas
Argentina
01/21/2026
Edith Polverini
Foto
Photography ID: 627017
  Adult
Islas Malvinas
Islas Malvinas
Argentina
02/23/2025
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 626898
  Juvenile
Islas Malvinas
Islas Malvinas
Argentina
02/23/2025
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 616245
  Juvenile
Isla Borbón (pebble Island)
Islas Malvinas
Argentina
12/02/2024
Santos Uranga



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242482221/01/2026ArgentinaIslas MalvinasPuerto ArgentinoEdith Polverini
225360923/02/202509:02ArgentinaIslas MalvinasIslas Malvinas1María Alejandra Sosa
225363023/02/202514:19ArgentinaIslas MalvinasIslas Malvinas1María Alejandra Sosa
225334923/02/202512:31ArgentinaIslas MalvinasIslas Malvinas1Jorge La Grotteria
225335323/02/202512:39ArgentinaIslas MalvinasIslas Malvinas1Jorge La Grotteria
225308923/02/202512:39ArgentinaIslas MalvinasIslas Malvinas1María Alejandra Sosa
225308523/02/202512:31ArgentinaIslas MalvinasIslas Malvinas1María Alejandra Sosa
225257123/02/202514:19ArgentinaIslas MalvinasIslas Malvinas1Jorge La Grotteria
225255023/02/202509:02ArgentinaIslas MalvinasIslas Malvinas1Jorge La Grotteria
221796303/12/2024ArgentinaIslas MalvinasIsla Borbón (pebble Island)Santos Uranga
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 15/04/2026.