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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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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
91632502/12/2017ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasRodolfo Capdevielle
60591925/02/2017ArgentinaTierra del FuegoReserva Rio Valdez, TolhuinRodolfo Capdevielle
59223716/11/2012ChileRegión de Los LagosCabañas del Abuelo, Niebla, ValdiviaRodolfo Capdevielle
6733711/09/2012ArgentinaFormosaFortín SoledadRodolfo Capdevielle
6729309/09/2012ArgentinaFormosaBañado La EstrellaRodolfo Capdevielle
45619915/06/2012BrazilMato Grosso do SulRuta 262 al oeste de Miranda, AlbuquerqueRodolfo Capdevielle
45477814/06/2012BrazilMato Grosso do SulRio Paraguay 10 km al sur de Pousada Anhuma, AlbuquerqueRodolfo Capdevielle
6641703/02/2011ArgentinaTierra del FuegoUshuaiaRodolfo Capdevielle
6639429/01/2011ArgentinaTierra del FuegoReserva Natural Urbana Bahía Encerrada, UshuaiaRodolfo Capdevielle
6560406/02/2010ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresRosedal de Palermo, Parque 3 de FebreroRodolfo Capdevielle
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EcoRegistros. 2026. Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 15/04/2026.