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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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 2 years ago 55 sec 4.8 -
One adult with two chicks begging for food Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp falklandicus)
Laurent Demongin 9 December 2008 2 years ago 35 sec 4.8 -
Adults preening and catching annoying flies Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp falklandicus)
Laurent Demongin 9 December 2008 2 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 2 years ago 27 sec 4.5 -
A small colony in a grassy slope on the coast Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp falklandicus)
Laurent Demongin 9 December 2008 2 years ago 26 sec 4.5 -
A bird trying to eat a huge fish Locality Nusa Dua, Bali (Indonesia) (ssp nycticorax)
Philip Griffin 20 September 2005 5 years ago 24 sec 4.5
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Juvenile with fish
Locality Abu Nakhla Ponds, Doha, Qatar (ssp nycticorax)
John A Thompson 20 August 2010 1 year ago 4.8 -
An adult and its big pullus on the nest
Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp falklandicus)
Laurent Demongin 9 December 2008 3 years ago 4.7 -
Juvenile in flight
Locality Abu Nakhla Ponds, Doha, Qatar (ssp nycticorax)
John A Thompson 2 July 2010 1 year ago 4.5 -
Soaring
Locality Kowloon Park, Kowloon, Hong Kong (ssp nycticorax)
Bob Thompson 10 October 2009 2 years ago 4.5 -
The bird was jumping from one tree to another.
Locality Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter, Hong Kong (ssp nycticorax)
Bob Thompson 14 March 2009 2 years ago 4.5 -
Flight Shot.
Locality Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter, Hong Kong (ssp nycticorax)
Bob Thompson 18 February 2009 2 years ago 4.5
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Different calls in a small colony Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
(ssp falklandicus)
Laurent Demongin 9 December 2008 2 years ago 4 -
A big chick begging for food Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
(ssp falklandicus)
Laurent Demongin 9 December 2008 2 years ago 4 -
Intimidation calls from a breeding adult toward a Striated Caracara Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
(ssp falklandicus)
Laurent Demongin 9 December 2008 2 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 2 years ago 2
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