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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: 672894
  Juvenile
San Miguel del Monte
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/08/2026
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 670773
  Adult
Gorchs
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/24/2026
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 666543
  Adult
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
12/17/2025
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 615207
  Immature
Puerto Río Tranquilo
Región de Aisén
Chile
12/08/2024
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 615177
  Immature
Chaitén
Región de Los Lagos
Chile
12/02/2024
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 597265
  Juvenile
San Miguel del Monte
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/26/2024
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 483168
  Juvenile
Ruta 1
Río Negro
Argentina
01/29/2022
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 403935
  Juvenile
San Miguel del Monte
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/05/2020
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 371860
  Juvenile
Zenón Videla Dorna
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/04/2020
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 248104
  Juvenile
Cañuelas
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/04/2018
Hernán Tolosa



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243049908/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna de Monte, San Miguel del MonteHernán Tolosa
242612024/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresGorchsHernán Tolosa
243837622/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzRío GallegosHernán Tolosa
241293717/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzCañadón Torcido, Puerto DeseadoHernán Tolosa
241252414/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzRia Puerto Deseado, Puerto DeseadoHernán Tolosa
241234311/12/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresRio Salado, Roque PerezHernán Tolosa
239686707/12/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresSan Miguel del MonteHernán Tolosa
236134417/09/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna de Ranchos y alrededores, RanchosHernán Tolosa
231608006/07/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresSan Miguel del MonteHernán Tolosa
221145308/12/2024ChileRegión de AisénPuerto Río TranquiloHernán Tolosa
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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.