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Black-crowned Night Heron
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Herons, ibises & storks

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBlack-crowned Night Heron
DutchKwak
SpanishGarza Nocturna Corona Negra
Chinese夜鹭
Sranan Tongosabaku (general name for the group)
Scientific nameNycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

The black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) or black-capped night heron, commonly shortened to just night heron in Eurasia, is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, including parts of Africa, Asia, Europe, and North and South America. In Australasia it is replaced by the closely related Nankeen night heron (N. caledonicus), with which it has hybridised in the area of contact.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPelecaniformes
FamilyArdeidae
GenusNycticorax

In Suriname

619Records in Suriname
18iNaturalist observations
1900First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Nickerie170
  • Paramaribo166
  • Commewijne137
  • Coronie17
  • Wanica7
  • Sipaliwini5
  • Brokopondo3
  • Para3
  • Saramacca2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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