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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: 677455
  Juvenile
Puerto Octay
Región de Los Lagos
Chile
01/31/2026
Ariel Alejandro Vazquez
Foto
Photography ID: 667424
  Adult
Llanquihue
Región de Los Lagos
Chile
01/05/2026
Fernanda Ferrari
Foto
Photography ID: 619415
  Juvenile
Antofagasta
Región de Antofagasta
Chile
01/01/2025
Federico Carlos Izasa
Foto
Photography ID: 617331
  Adult
Puerto Río Tranquilo
Región de Aisén
Chile
12/08/2024
Jorgelina Lopez
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: 612503
  Immature
Puyuhuapi
Región de Aisén
Chile
12/05/2024
Jorgelina Lopez
Foto
Photography ID: 314438
  Immature
Reñaca
Región de Valparaíso
Chile
01/01/2019
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 307449
  Juvenile
Humedal de Batuco
Región Metropolitana
Chile
02/02/2018
Pablo Moya Arias



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244574831/01/2026ChileRegión de Los LagosCostanera, Puerto OctayAriel Alejandro Vazquez
243903115/01/2026ChileRegión de Magallanes y la Antártica ChilenaPorvenirGustavo Daniel González
241918612/01/2026ChileRegión de ValparaísoPapudo6José Aparicio
241585405/01/2026ChileRegión de Los LagosCosta del Lago Llanquihue, LlanquihueFernanda Ferrari
239090424/11/202517:34ChileRegión de Los LagosPuerto Montt1Mariano Costa
239220109/11/2025ChileRegión de Magallanes y la Antártica ChilenaPorvenir2Diego Oscar
239207007/11/2025ChileRegión de Magallanes y la Antártica ChilenaRio Amarillo1Diego Oscar
235723512/09/202510:56ChileRegión de Los LagosVía Sin Nombre, QuellónMariano Costa
231754906/07/2025ChileRegión de Los LagosCostanera, Puerto mont2Axel De Torres Curth
227175305/04/2025ChileRegión de Magallanes y la Antártica ChilenaY-85-53.60919, -69.57985, Porvenir2Faustino Hollmann
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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.