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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: 338562
  Adult
Alcatraz
California
United States
05/14/2019
Gustavo Kin
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Photography ID: 80458
  Juvenile
Partido de Villarino
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/01/2015
Gustavo Kin



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
93614914/05/2019United StatesCaliforniaAlcatrazGustavo Kin
78104407/07/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresClub de Pesca y Turismo de Saavedra, Saavedra - Partido de SaavedraGustavo Kin
23524201/02/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresPedro Luro, Partido de VillarinoGustavo Kin
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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.