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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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Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
FishPati Bastardo (Megalonema platanum)24/11/2017Diego Carus
FishPorteñito (Parapimelodus valenciennis)29/11/2015Diego Carus



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Photography ID: 303841
  Adult
Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
12/10/2018
Diego Carus



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
240611209/12/2025ArgentinaTucumánMirador Rio Los Sosa, Reserva Provincial Los SosaDiego Carus
227888111/04/2025ArgentinaJujuyLaguna del Huancar, Abra PampaDiego Carus
217910117/10/2024ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaDiego Carus
215714621/09/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasDiego Carus
215335818/09/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Natural Municipal Ribera Norte (San Isidro)Diego Carus
214761504/09/2024ArgentinaMisionesSeccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-íDiego Carus
194973817/01/2024ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresLago de RegatasDiego Carus
194795801/01/2024ArgentinaMisionesÁrea Cataratas, Parque Nacional IguazúDiego Carus
192413525/11/2023ArgentinaTucumánRío de Tafi, Tafí del ValleDiego Carus
190596005/11/2023ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria - Costanera Norte (RECU-CN)Diego Carus
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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.