Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax - Bihoreau gris

Systematics

Order
:
Pelecaniformes
Family
:
Ardéidés
Genus
:
Nycticorax
Species
:
nycticorax

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 65 cm
Wingspan
: 105 à 112 cm.
Weight
: 730 à 1015 g

Longevity

21 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) is a species of bird in the Ardeidae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax (Eurasia s to Indonesia and Africa)
Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli (s Canada to n Argentina and Chile, Hawaii)
Nycticorax nycticorax obscurus (Chile, sw Argentina)
Nycticorax nycticorax falklandicus (Falkland Is.)

Foreign names

Bihoreau gris,
Martinete común,
goraz-comum,
Nachtreiher,
bakcsó,
Kwak,
Nitticora,
natthäger,
Natthegre,
chavkoš nočný,
kvakoš noční,
Nathejre,
yöhaikara,
Gewone Nagreier,
martinet de nit comú,
Nátthegri,
ślepowron (zwyczajny),
nakts gārnis,
kvakač,
Кваква,
Kowak-malam abu,
ゴイサギ,
夜鹭,
นกแขวก,
夜鷺,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Marine Intertidal : Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses)