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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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Photography ID: 603157
  Adult
Posadas
Misiones
Argentina
09/26/2024
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 505516
  Adult
Mar Chiquita
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/22/2022
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 257135
  Juvenile
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/30/2018
Sergio Cusano



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
240747327/12/2025ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Sergio Cusano
239959901/11/2025ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresLago de RegatasSergio Cusano
223078304/01/2025ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Sergio Cusano
220212816/11/2024ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Sergio Cusano
216281226/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural Arroyo Ita, PosadasSergio Cusano
167568719/11/2022ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Sergio Cusano
163167222/08/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresMar ChiquitaSergio Cusano
157867107/05/2022ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresLago de RegatasSergio Cusano
111392019/10/2019ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Sergio Cusano
110582423/09/2019ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la SelvaSergio Cusano
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 18/04/2026.