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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: 185409
  Adult
Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/28/2016
Gustavo Adolfo Herrera
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Photography ID: 183356
  Adult
Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/28/2016
Gustavo Adolfo Herrera



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
77321427/06/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta LaraGustavo Adolfo Herrera
74519314/04/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresSector Santa Rosa, Parque Pereyra IraolaGustavo Adolfo Herrera
64322418/11/2017ArgentinaBuenos AiresParaje La Florida, Lezama2Gustavo Adolfo Herrera
52155728/12/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresTerraplén Costero, BerissoGustavo Adolfo Herrera
27374518/04/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresSector San Juan, Parque Pereyra IraolaGustavo Adolfo Herrera
26871104/04/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresCañada Arregui, MagdalenaGustavo Adolfo Herrera
23748307/02/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresIgnacio CorreasGustavo Adolfo Herrera
19173325/10/2014ArgentinaBuenos AiresSector El Coronillo, Reserva Natural Punta LaraGustavo Adolfo Herrera
18631812/10/2014ArgentinaBuenos AiresBoca Cerrada y Canal Villa Elisa, Reserva Natural Punta LaraGustavo Adolfo Herrera
6442013/07/2013ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Punta LaraGustavo Adolfo Herrera
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 19/04/2026.