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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Close-up of adults incubating in dense grass Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp falklandicus)
Laurent Demongin 9 December 2008 4 years ago 17 sec 4.3 -
An adult at its day roost becoming active after a long rest, begins stretching its apparently cramped feet, yawns, and proceeds Locality Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp hoactli)
Don DesJardin 30 December 2008 4 years ago 23 sec 4.3 -
A close-up of an adult Locality Ebro Delta, Tarragona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp nycticorax)
Pedro Rubio 1994 10 years ago 11 sec 4.3 -
an adult preening in a tree near a lagoon. Locality Nusa Dua, Bali (Indonesia)
Bruno Durand 20 October 2012 28 weeks ago 38 sec 4.2 -
A portrait of an inmature bird. Locality Girardot, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia (ssp hoactli)
Pere Sugranyes 7 July 2011 1 year ago 19 sec 4.2 -
A bird on a tree Locality Kerkini Lake, Central Macedonia Region, Greece (ssp nycticorax)
Theo Mamais 23 May 2009 2 years ago 39 sec 4.2
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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 1 day ago ADDED TODAY! 4.3 -
Night heron - Juvenile
Locality Hesaraghatta Lake, Bangalore Rural, Karnataka, India
solomon sampath kumar 15 December 2011 19 weeks ago 4.3 -
Bird adult near a lagoon.
Locality Laguna del Diario, Maldonado, Maldonado Department, Uruguay
Antonio Silveira 24 December 2012 20 weeks ago 4.3 -
Bird had trouble swallowing the fish and tried to regurgitate it.
Locality Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter, Hong Kong (ssp nycticorax)
Bob Thompson 8 March 2009 4 years ago 4.3 -
A very hot August day in Hong Kong and these birds were in a pond in the park
Locality Kowloon Park, Kowloon, Hong Kong (ssp nycticorax)
Bob Thompson 2 August 2008 4 years ago 4.2 -
A bird diving for fish.
Locality Ueno Zoo, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan
Jordi Sargatal 11 February 2010 11 weeks ago 4.2
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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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