Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Category: Waterbirds

IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction

Taxonomy

Wikipedia

Species Database

Where to Find

Found in 200 safari areas across 28 countries and 10 regions.

• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 250 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 250 records
• Makgadikgadi & Nxai Pans, Botswana - 250 records
• East Java & Bali Volcanic Arc, Indonesia - 80 records
• Central Indian Highlands, India - 36 records
• Arid North & Karoo, South Africa - 36 records
• Northern Belize & Corozal Bay, Belize - 30 records
• Central Belize & Coastal Plain, Belize - 30 records
• Northern Belize & Corozal Bay, Belize - 30 records
• Central Belize & Coastal Plain, Belize - 30 records
• Central Belize & Coastal Plain, Belize - 30 records
• Northern Belize & Corozal Bay, Belize - 30 records
• Central Belize & Coastal Plain, Belize - 30 records
• Northern Belize & Corozal Bay, Belize - 30 records
• Northern Belize & Corozal Bay, Belize - 30 records
• Central Belize & Coastal Plain, Belize - 30 records
• Cayo & Western Maya Mountains, Belize - 30 records
• Cayo & Western Maya Mountains, Belize - 30 records
• Northern Belize & Corozal Bay, Belize - 30 records
• Cayo & Western Maya Mountains, Belize - 30 records
• Central Belize & Coastal Plain, Belize - 30 records
• Cayo & Western Maya Mountains, Belize - 30 records
• Central Belize & Coastal Plain, Belize - 30 records
• Cayo & Western Maya Mountains, Belize - 30 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 30 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 30 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 30 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 30 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 30 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 30 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 30 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 30 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 30 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 30 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 30 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 30 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 30 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 30 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 30 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 30 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 30 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 30 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 30 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 30 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 30 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 30 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 30 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 30 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 30 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 30 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 30 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 25 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 25 records
• Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 25 records
• Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 25 records
• Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 25 records
• Eastern Rwanda Savannah, Rwanda - 20 records
• Western Tanzania & Lake Victoria, Tanzania - 20 records
• Central Highlands, Sri Lanka - 20 records
• Central & Southern Pacific Coast, Peru - 19 records
• Central & Southern Pacific Coast, Peru - 19 records
• Northern Patagonia & Lake District, Argentina - 16 records
• Eastern Gambia & Upper River, Gambia - 15 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 15 records
• Eastern Gambia & Upper River, Gambia - 15 records
• Eastern Gambia & Upper River, Gambia - 15 records
• Eastern Gambia & Upper River, Gambia - 15 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 15 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 15 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 15 records
• Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 15 records
• Western Arid & Semi-Arid Lands, India - 14 records
• Southeast Atlantic Forest (Rio de Janeiro & Espírito Santo), Brazil - 12 records
• Southeast Atlantic Forest (Rio de Janeiro & Espírito Santo), Brazil - 12 records
• Southeast Atlantic Forest (Rio de Janeiro & Espírito Santo), Brazil - 12 records
• Northern Pacific Coast, Ecuador - 11 records
• Northern Pacific Coast, Ecuador - 11 records
• The Himalayan Heights, India - 10 records
• West & Central Java Highlands, Indonesia - 10 records
• West & Central Java Highlands, Indonesia - 10 records
• West & Central Java Highlands, Indonesia - 10 records
• West & Central Java Highlands, Indonesia - 10 records
• West & Central Java Highlands, Indonesia - 10 records
• West & Central Java Highlands, Indonesia - 10 records
• West & Central Java Highlands, Indonesia - 10 records
• West & Central Java Highlands, Indonesia - 10 records
• West & Central Java Highlands, Indonesia - 10 records
• West & Central Java Highlands, Indonesia - 10 records
• West & Central Java Highlands, Indonesia - 10 records
• West & Central Java Highlands, Indonesia - 10 records
• West & Central Java Highlands, Indonesia - 10 records
• West & Central Java Highlands, Indonesia - 10 records
• West & Central Java Highlands, Indonesia - 10 records
• West & Central Java Highlands, Indonesia - 10 records
• West & Central Java Highlands, Indonesia - 10 records
• West & Central Java Highlands, Indonesia - 10 records
• Northern Patagonia & Chiloé, Chile - 9 records
• São Paulo & Southern Atlantic Forest, Brazil - 8 records
• São Paulo & Southern Atlantic Forest, Brazil - 8 records
• Northern Patagonia & Chiloé, Chile - 8 records
• Nairobi & Southern Corridor, Kenya - 8 records
• Southeastern Senegal & Niokolo-Koba, Senegal - 8 records
• Gran Chaco & Mesopotamia Wetlands, Argentina - 7 records
• Gran Chaco & Mesopotamia Wetlands, Argentina - 7 records
• Central Chile & Valleys, Chile - 7 records
• Far North & Altiplano, Chile - 7 records
• Central Chile & Valleys, Chile - 7 records
• Lower Zambezi Valley, Zambia - 7 records
• Zambezi Valley & Kariba, Zimbabwe - 7 records
• Cuyo & Central Andes, Argentina - 6 records
• Northeast Coast & Caatinga, Brazil - 6 records
• Northeast Coast & Caatinga, Brazil - 6 records
• Andes - Eastern Cordillera & Páramos, Colombia - 6 records
• Andes - Eastern Cordillera & Páramos, Colombia - 6 records
• Andes - Eastern Cordillera & Páramos, Colombia - 6 records
• Northern Pacific Coast, Ecuador - 6 records
• Northern Pacific Coast, Ecuador - 6 records
• Southwest Atlantic Coast & Souss Valley, Morocco - 6 records
• Southwest Atlantic Coast & Souss Valley, Morocco - 6 records
• Eastern Plateau & Coastal Wetlands, India - 6 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 6 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 6 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 6 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 6 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 6 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 6 records
• Andean Northwest, Argentina - 5 records
• Lake District & Araucanía, Chile - 5 records
• Central & Southern Pacific Coast, Peru - 5 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 5 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 5 records
• Western Ghats & Deccan Plateau, India - 5 records
• North Indian Plains & Deserts, India - 5 records
• North West & Central Bushveld, South Africa - 5 records
• North West & Central Bushveld, South Africa - 5 records
• Northern Patagonia & Lake District, Argentina - 4 records
• Northern Patagonia & Lake District, Argentina - 4 records
• Central Chile & Valleys, Chile - 4 records
• Central Chile & Valleys, Chile - 4 records
• Central Chile & Valleys, Chile - 4 records
• Central Chile & Valleys, Chile - 4 records
• Central Chile & Valleys, Chile - 4 records
• Central Chile & Valleys, Chile - 4 records
• Andes - Eastern Cordillera & Páramos, Colombia - 4 records
• Caribbean Coast & Insular Region, Colombia - 4 records
• Western Ghats & Deccan Plateau, India - 4 records
• Western Arid & Semi-Arid Lands, India - 4 records
• Western Arid & Semi-Arid Lands, India - 4 records
• Southern Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 4 records
• Southern Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 4 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 4 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 4 records
• Eastern Rift Valley & Virunga Mountains, Democratic Republic of Congo - 3 records
• Southern Patagonia & Fuegian Coast, Argentina - 3 records
• Gran Chaco & Mesopotamia Wetlands, Argentina - 3 records
• Misiones Rainforest & Waterfalls, Argentina - 3 records
• Misiones Rainforest & Waterfalls, Argentina - 3 records
• Misiones Rainforest & Waterfalls, Argentina - 3 records
• Southeast Atlantic Forest (Rio de Janeiro & Espírito Santo), Brazil - 3 records
• Southeast Atlantic Forest (Rio de Janeiro & Espírito Santo), Brazil - 3 records
• Southeast Atlantic Forest (Rio de Janeiro & Espírito Santo), Brazil - 3 records
• Southeast Atlantic Forest (Rio de Janeiro & Espírito Santo), Brazil - 3 records
• Southeast Atlantic Forest (Rio de Janeiro & Espírito Santo), Brazil - 3 records
• Southeast Atlantic Forest (Rio de Janeiro & Espírito Santo), Brazil - 3 records
• Southeast Atlantic Forest (Rio de Janeiro & Espírito Santo), Brazil - 3 records
• Northeast Coast & Caatinga, Brazil - 3 records
• Southeast Atlantic Forest (Rio de Janeiro & Espírito Santo), Brazil - 3 records
• Southeast Atlantic Forest (Rio de Janeiro & Espírito Santo), Brazil - 3 records
• Lake District & Araucanía, Chile - 3 records
• Lake District & Araucanía, Chile - 3 records
• Central Chile & Valleys, Chile - 3 records
• Northern Patagonia & Chiloé, Chile - 3 records
• Northern Patagonia & Chiloé, Chile - 3 records
• Central Andes & Amazon Foothills, Peru - 3 records
• Northeastern Amazon (Loreto Region), Peru - 3 records
• Central Andes & Amazon Foothills, Peru - 3 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 3 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 3 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 3 records
• Mahé Island, Seychelles - 3 records
• Great Lakes & Southern Ontario, Canada - 3 records
• Florida & Gulf Coast, United States - 3 records
• California Sierra & Deserts, United States - 3 records
• Desert Southwest, United States - 3 records
• California Sierra & Deserts, United States - 3 records
• Western Ghats & Deccan Plateau, India - 3 records
• Western Ghats & Deccan Plateau, India - 3 records
• Western Ghats & Deccan Plateau, India - 3 records
• Western Ghats & Deccan Plateau, India - 3 records
• Central Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia - 3 records
• Western Cape & Garden Route, South Africa - 3 records
• Western Cape & Garden Route, South Africa - 3 records
• Volta Basin & Eastern Plains, Ghana - 3 records
• Central Sierras & Pampas, Argentina - 2 records
• Southern Patagonia & Fuegian Coast, Argentina - 2 records
• Central Sierras & Pampas, Argentina - 2 records
• Northern Patagonia & Lake District, Argentina - 2 records
• Central Sierras & Pampas, Argentina - 2 records
• São Paulo & Southern Atlantic Forest, Brazil - 2 records
• São Paulo & Southern Atlantic Forest, Brazil - 2 records