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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: 424369
  Adult
Córdoba
Córdoba
Argentina
12/15/2020
David Omar Rodriguez
Foto
Photography ID: 142385
  Juvenile
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/12/2016
David Omar Rodriguez
Foto
Photography ID: 101005
  Adult
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Argentina
05/30/2015
David Omar Rodriguez



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
133167215/12/2020ArgentinaCórdobareserva municipal Parque general San Martín, CórdobaDavid Omar Rodriguez
41489212/03/2016ArgentinaSanta FeLaguna Setúbal, Santa FeDavid Omar Rodriguez
29060630/05/2015ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria UNL (RECU), Santa FeDavid Omar Rodriguez
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 12/04/2026.