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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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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
FishAnguila  (Synbranchus marmoratus)06/12/2020Diego Oscar
FishBagre Negro  (Rhamdia quelen)18/02/2018Diego Oscar
FishBagre Amarillo (Pimelodus clarias)07/01/2017Diego Oscar



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 339522
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
06/29/2019
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 330208
  Juvenile
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
04/28/2019
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 32716
  Juvenile
Saavedra - Partido de Saavedra
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/28/2013
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 1663
  Juvenile
Parque Costero del Sur
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/30/2011
Diego Oscar



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245389529/03/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresLago de regatas, Bosques de Palermo3Diego Oscar
244290906/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresSan Miguel del Monte1Diego Oscar
241782817/01/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Diego Oscar
241003403/01/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)1Diego Oscar
240902601/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta Provincial 651Diego Oscar
239858610/12/2025ArgentinaCorrientesNavegación Arroyo Carambola1Diego Oscar
239788706/12/2025ArgentinaMisionesPN Iguazú--Área Cataratas, Iguazú3Diego Oscar
239109825/11/2025ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)1Diego Oscar
239230012/11/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoParque Nacional Tierra del Fuego1Diego Oscar
239220109/11/2025ChileRegión de Magallanes y la Antártica ChilenaPorvenir2Diego Oscar
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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.