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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: 78851
  Adult
Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
01/23/2015
Claudio Mendez
Foto
Photography ID: 3003
  Adult
Chajarí
Entre Ríos
Argentina
05/02/2009
Claudio Mendez



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
71868204/03/2018ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasClaudio Mendez
69824225/01/2018ArgentinaNeuquénAldea de San Martin de los Andes, San Martin de los Andes1Claudio Mendez
65458202/12/2017ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Claudio Mendez
49231521/09/2016BrazilMato GrossoTranspantaneira, Pantanal1Claudio Mendez
43250107/05/2016ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Claudio Mendez
23224527/01/2015ArgentinaTierra del FuegoLaguna verde, Parque Nacional Tierra del FuegoClaudio Mendez
23090523/01/2015ArgentinaTierra del FuegoUshuaiaClaudio Mendez
5402129/01/2013ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada San Sebastián de la SelvaClaudio Mendez
895610/02/2011ArgentinaTierra del FuegoUshuaiaClaudio Mendez
1015302/02/2011ArgentinaTierra del FuegoParque Nacional Tierra del FuegoClaudio Mendez
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 18/04/2026.