Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
The Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) also commonly known as Black-crowned Night-heron, is a species of bird (Aves) in the family Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns) and order Pelecaniformes (Ibises).
Gallery
Adult (American)
California, USA
, 25 Apr 2018
© Graeme C. Colmer
Juvenile
California, USA
, 31 Jan 2020
© Graeme C. Colmer
Adult (American)
California, USA
, 31 Jan 2020
© Graeme C. Colmer
Adult (American)
Idaho, USA
, 28 May 2022
© Graeme C. Colmer
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Black-crowned Night Heron
Adult (American)
California, USA
, 25 Apr 2018
© Graeme C. Colmer
Juvenile
California, USA
, 31 Jan 2020
© Graeme C. Colmer
Adult (American)
California, USA
, 31 Jan 2020
© Graeme C. Colmer
Adult (American)
Idaho, USA
, 28 May 2022
© Graeme C. Colmer
Observed
United States
Canada
Classification
- Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Order: Pelecaniformes
- Family: Ardeidae
- Genus: Nycticorax
- Species: Nycticorax nycticorax
- Genus: Nycticorax
- Family: Ardeidae
- Order: Pelecaniformes
- Class: Aves
- Phylum: Chordata
- Kingdom: Animalia
Species in the Genus of Nycticorax
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Mauritius Night Heron
Nycticorax mauritianus
Nankeen Night Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus
Reunion Night Heron
Nycticorax duboisi
Rodrigues Night Heron
Nycticorax megacephalus
External Links
Black-crowned Night Heron
– Wikipedia
Black-crowned Night Heron
– Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Black-crowned Night Heron
– Audubon.org
