Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Black-crowned Night Heron
The Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns) in the order Pelecaniformes.
- Scientific name
- Nycticorax nycticorax
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax
- Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli
- Nycticorax nycticorax obscurus
- Nycticorax nycticorax falklandicus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ardea Nycticorax
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- southern Europe.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.142
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Western Reef Heron
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Bermuda Night Heron
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Yellow-crowned Night Heron
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Reunion Night Heron
Nycticorax duboisi
Mauritius Night Heron
Nycticorax mauritianus
Rodrigues Night Heron
Nycticorax megacephalus
Nankeen Night Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus
Ascension Night Heron
Nycticorax olsoni
Little Heron
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