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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: 369468
  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
12/01/2019
Eugenia Boggiano
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Photography ID: 182492
  Adult
Quinteros
Región de Valparaíso
Chile
12/12/2016
Eugenia Boggiano



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
230635625/01/2025BrazilSanta Catarina-27.609, -48.449, Florianópolis1Eugenia Boggiano
177571504/06/2023ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresLago de Regatas12Eugenia Boggiano
173091721/02/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Parque san nicolas, San Nicolás de los Arroyos13Eugenia Boggiano
159975318/06/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresArroyo Cristiano Muerto, San Cayetano2Eugenia Boggiano
157507224/04/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Ecológica Vicente López2Eugenia Boggiano
156238113/03/2022ArgentinaCórdobaReserva Ambiental Aguada de los Pájaros, Villa Rumipal1Eugenia Boggiano
156069105/03/2022ArgentinaCorrientesCamping municipal, Colonia Carlos Pellegrini1Eugenia Boggiano
151211604/12/2021ArgentinaCórdobaMiramar1Eugenia Boggiano
144581407/08/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosCamino sin nombrar1Eugenia Boggiano
134037613/12/2020ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas1Eugenia Boggiano
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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.