Herons (Ardeidae)
Black-crowned Night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) - HBW 1, p. 419
French: Bihoreau gris
German: Nachtreiher
Spanish: Martinete Común
Other common names: Black-capped Night-heron
Taxonomy: Ardea Nycticorax Linnaeus, 1758, southern Europe.
Forms superspecies with N. caledonicus, with which known to have hybridized in Java, Sulawesi and Philippines. Races hoactli and falklandicus sometimes absorbed within nycticorax and obscurus respectively. Four subspecies usually recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758) - C and S Europe eastwards to C and S Asia, extending N to Japan and S to Timor; Africa and Madagascar.
- hoactli (Gmelin, 1789) - North, Central and South America from S Canada to N Chile and N Argentina.
- obscurus Bonaparte, 1855 - N Chile and NC Argentina S to Tierra del Fuego.
- falklandicus Hartert, 1914 - Falkland Is.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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One adult with two chicks begging for food Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp falklandicus)
Laurent Demongin 9 December 2008 4 years ago 35 sec 4.8 -
An adult coming back to the nest and warming the chick while its mate is leaving Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp falklandicus)
Laurent Demongin 9 December 2008 4 years ago 55 sec 4.8 -
Adults preening and catching annoying flies Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp falklandicus)
Laurent Demongin 9 December 2008 4 years ago 48 sec 4.7 -
Nests with eggs, small and big chicks Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp falklandicus)
Laurent Demongin 9 December 2008 4 years ago 27 sec 4.7 -
An adult with a big fish in its beak and flying away Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (ssp nycticorax)
Josep del Hoyo 15 January 2001 7 years ago 20 sec 4.7 -
A lateral view of an advanced juvenile perched looking around. Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp hoactli)
Don DesJardin 17 January 2012 1 year ago 42 sec 4.5
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Juvenile Black-crowned Night-heron and a Great Blue heron in a lagoon
Locality Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California, USA (United States)
Ethan Winning 28 September 2009 21 min ago ADDED TODAY! 5 -
The Night heron in flaying mood
Locality Qatar
sulqatar 33 weeks ago 4.8 -
Juvenile with fish
Locality Abu Nakhla Ponds, Doha, Qatar (ssp nycticorax)
John A Thompson 20 August 2010 2 years ago 4.7 -
Adult bird eating a Cattle Egret chick that it had stolen from a nearby nest
Locality Georgetown Botanical Gardens, Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica Region, Guyana (ssp hoactli)
Ian Hempstead 18 January 2009 33 weeks ago 4.6 -
An adult and its big pullus on the nest
Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp falklandicus)
Laurent Demongin 9 December 2008 4 years ago 4.6 -
Juvenile in flight
Locality Abu Nakhla Ponds, Doha, Qatar (ssp nycticorax)
John A Thompson 2 July 2010 2 years ago 4.6
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Different calls in a small colony Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
(ssp falklandicus)
Laurent Demongin 9 December 2008 3 years ago 4 -
A big chick begging for food Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
(ssp falklandicus)
Laurent Demongin 9 December 2008 3 years ago 4 -
Calls by one bird. Locality Fazenda Praia Alta, Tocantins State, Brazil
(ssp hoactli)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2011 1 year ago 3.5 -
Intimidation calls from a breeding adult toward a Striated Caracara Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
(ssp falklandicus)
Laurent Demongin 9 December 2008 3 years ago 3 -
Birds calling, flying away from a tree one by one. Locality Kerkini Lake, Central Macedonia Region, Greece
(ssp nycticorax)
Iva Hristova 26 August 2009 3 years ago 2
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