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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: 672456
  Adult
La Carolina
San Luis
Argentina
01/22/2026
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 600363
  Juvenile
Villa Mercedes Espejo de agua
San Luis
Argentina
09/14/2024
Pablo Moreno
Foto
Photography ID: 589741
  Adult
La Toma
San Luis
Argentina
06/29/2024
Emilio Martin Perez
Foto
Photography ID: 568266
♂ ♀  Adult
Represa de la vecina
San Luis
Argentina
01/31/2024
Samuel Ernesto Olivieri Bornand
Foto
Photography ID: 480680
  Adult
Reserva Privada Punta del Agua
San Luis
Argentina
01/03/2022
José Pérez
Foto
Photography ID: 476777
  Adult
Rp1
San Luis
Argentina
07/16/2021
Walter Bustamante



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243135322/01/2026ArgentinaSan LuisCiudad, La CarolinaManuel Godoy
215313714/09/2024ArgentinaSan LuisVilla Mercedes Espejo de agua3Pablo Moreno
205179529/06/2024ArgentinaSan LuisLa TomaEmilio Martin Perez
204951709/06/2024ArgentinaSan LuisEmbalse del rio el rosario, La Toma4Pablo Moreno
201021204/02/2024ArgentinaSan LuisRuta 146 cerca de Luján1Valentín González Feltrup
201006903/02/2024ArgentinaSan LuisBelgrano15Valentín González Feltrup
196311531/01/2024ArgentinaSan LuisRepresa de la vecinaSamuel Ernesto Olivieri Bornand
195361620/01/2024ArgentinaSan LuisHotel Lujan, Lujan21Samuel Ernesto Olivieri Bornand
177821630/05/2023ArgentinaSan LuisReserva Privada Punta del AguaJosé Pérez
164865701/10/2022ArgentinaSan LuisCercanía a San Francisco del Monte de Oro7Emilio Martin Perez
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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.