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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: 679544
  Fledgling
San Miguel del Monte
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/26/2026
Jorgelina Lopez
Foto
Photography ID: 672351
♂ ♀ San Miguel del Monte
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/08/2026
Jorgelina Lopez
Foto
Photography ID: 669208
  Adult
Gorchs
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/24/2026
Jorgelina Lopez
Foto
Photography ID: 617331
  Adult
Puerto Río Tranquilo
Región de Aisén
Chile
12/08/2024
Jorgelina Lopez
Foto
Photography ID: 612503
  Immature
Puyuhuapi
Región de Aisén
Chile
12/05/2024
Jorgelina Lopez
Foto
Photography ID: 597078
  Juvenile
San Miguel del Monte
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/26/2024
Jorgelina Lopez
Foto
Photography ID: 586062
  Juvenile
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
06/01/2024
Jorgelina Lopez
Foto
Photography ID: 483708
 Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
02/01/2022
Jorgelina Lopez
Foto
Photography ID: 343674
 Laguna de Lobos
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/28/2019
Jorgelina Lopez



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245205226/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresSan Miguel del MonteJorgelina Lopez
243085808/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresSan Miguel del MonteJorgelina Lopez
242050324/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresGorchsJorgelina Lopez
240023315/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzRia Puerto Deseado, Puerto DeseadoJorgelina Lopez
239971714/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzRia Puerto Deseado, Puerto DeseadoJorgelina Lopez
239733911/12/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresRio Salado, Roque PerezJorgelina Lopez
226692528/03/202507:15ArgentinaLa PampaRuta Nacional 152 28, General Acha4Jorgelina Lopez
222962008/12/2024ChileRegión de AisénPuerto Río TranquiloJorgelina Lopez
220524505/12/2024ChileRegión de AisénPuyuhuapiJorgelina Lopez
215447414/09/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresRío Salado costanera, General BelgranoJorgelina Lopez
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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.