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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: 22951
  Adult
Abra Pampa
Jujuy
Argentina
02/22/2009
José Aparicio



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
241918612/01/2026ChileRegión de ValparaísoPapudo6José Aparicio
218767009/11/2024ArgentinaCórdobaCerro Colorado1José Aparicio
85197609/12/2018ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Municipal Islas de Victoria1José Aparicio
78199121/07/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Nacional Ciervo de los Pantanos1José Aparicio
63517001/11/2017ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Nacional Ciervo de los Pantanos1José Aparicio
44668718/06/2016ArgentinaCórdobaMiramar1José Aparicio
10179422/01/2014ArgentinaBuenos AiresBaraderoJosé Aparicio
6171722/02/2009ArgentinaJujuyAbra PampaJosé Aparicio
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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.