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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: 180375
  Adult
Navarro
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/11/2016
Damián Jorge Ferrer
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Photography ID: 137133
  Juvenile
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
02/06/2016
Damián Jorge Ferrer



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
52910507/01/2017ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna de Monte, San Miguel del Monte2Damián Jorge Ferrer
51466311/12/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna, Navarro3Damián Jorge Ferrer
50725727/11/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna de LobosDamián Jorge Ferrer
40001106/02/2016ArgentinaEntre RíosCamino rural, cerca de la ruta 14, Ceibas1Damián Jorge Ferrer
22423910/01/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Natural Municipal Ribera Norte (San Isidro)Damián Jorge Ferrer
19546301/11/2014ArgentinaBuenos AiresAtalayaDamián Jorge Ferrer
8147022/02/2013ArgentinaChubutPunta Norte, Área Natural Protegida Península ValdésDamián Jorge Ferrer
8191204/11/2012ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural de Uso Múltiple Isla Martín GarcíaDamián Jorge Ferrer
8188203/11/2012ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural de Uso Múltiple Isla Martín GarcíaDamián Jorge Ferrer
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/04/2026.