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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A close-up of an adult bird close to the water, looking around and flying away. Locality Virginia Lake, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA (United States) (ssp hoactli)
Josep del Hoyo 24 June 2012 36 weeks ago 19 sec 4.3 -
Young bird Locality Aranjuez, Madrid, Spain (ssp nycticorax)
Juan Sanabria 30 August 2010 1 year ago 45 sec 4.3 -
this night heron took over than half hour to swallow this fish Locality Taipei City, Taiwan (ssp nycticorax)
Vicky Cheng 5 January 2011 2 years ago 1 min 49 sec 4.3 -
A juvenile on the water Locality Aranjuez, Madrid, Spain (ssp nycticorax)
Juan Sanabria 30 August 2010 2 years ago 42 sec 4.3 -
An adult perched looking around. Locality Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp hoactli)
Don DesJardin 8 January 2011 2 years ago 36 sec 4.3 -
Intimation postures toward a Striated Caracara Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp falklandicus)
Laurent Demongin 9 December 2008 4 years ago 36 sec 4.3
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Adult
Locality Everglades National Park, Florida, USA (United States)
Paul Cools 3 February 2008 29 weeks ago 4.4 -
at kibbutz Maagan Michael fish ponds
Locality Israel (ssp nycticorax)
Lior Kislev 24 August 2010 2 years ago 4.4 -
Close-up of a pair with one chick on the nest
Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp falklandicus)
Laurent Demongin 9 December 2008 4 years ago 4.4 -
Black-crowned Night Heron in Flight
Locality Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, Gilbert, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA (United States) (ssp hoactli)
Alex Woodruff 9 February 2011 1 year ago 4.4 -
Two Birds on a tree
Locality Tra Cu, Tra Vinh Province, Vietnam
pascal christe 8 July 2012 40 weeks ago 4.3 -
in flight
Locality Ma'agan Michael, Israel (ssp nycticorax)
Lior Kislev 6 June 2011 1 year ago 4.3
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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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