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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: 678036
  Adult
Dique de Chuquis
La Rioja
Argentina
03/07/2026
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 657388
  Adult
Dique de Chuquis
La Rioja
Argentina
10/14/2025
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 647746
  Adult
Dique La Aguadita - Chamical
La Rioja
Argentina
08/12/2025
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 635199
  Adult
Dique La Aguadita - Chamical
La Rioja
Argentina
04/14/2025
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 633513
  Juvenile
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
04/05/2025
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 633377
  Adult
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
04/04/2025
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 604820
  Adult
Dique La Aguadita - Chamical
La Rioja
Argentina
09/08/2024
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 603575
  Adult
Dique La Aguadita - Chamical
La Rioja
Argentina
09/06/2024
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 572473
  Juvenile
Dique El Saladillo
La Rioja
Argentina
02/17/2024
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 541242
  Adult
Dique La Aguadita - Chamical
La Rioja
Argentina
07/06/2023
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 538569
  Juvenile
La Rioja
La Rioja
Argentina
05/25/2023
Carlos De Biagi



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244780607/03/2026ArgentinaLa RiojaDique de ChuquisCarlos De Biagi
237657814/10/2025ArgentinaLa RiojaDique de ChuquisCarlos De Biagi
237994322/09/2025ArgentinaLa RiojaDique La Aguadita - Chamical5Carlos De Biagi
236840015/09/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresSan Nicolás de los ArroyosCarlos De Biagi
234070812/08/2025ArgentinaLa RiojaDique La Aguadita - ChamicalCarlos De Biagi
228938114/04/2025ArgentinaLa RiojaDique La Aguadita - ChamicalCarlos De Biagi
228494905/04/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzPuerto DeseadoCarlos De Biagi
228442804/04/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzReserva Natural Ria Deseado, Puerto DeseadoCarlos De Biagi
217060108/09/2024ArgentinaLa RiojaDique La Aguadita - ChamicalCarlos De Biagi
216339806/09/2024ArgentinaLa RiojaDique La Aguadita - ChamicalCarlos De Biagi
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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.