Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-crowned Night Heron
As recorded: Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Pelecaniformes › Ardeidae
- Collected by
- A Sinoto, et al.
- Locality
- Barbers Point, 2.2 km N
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- United States
- Identified by
- C H Kishinami
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Nycticorax nycticorax observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 204,723 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.
2026-10-31
115-0051, Japan
(c) dino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-31
Beechanakuppe, Karnataka 571130, India
(c) shivaprakash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-31
Marco Polo Dr, Mandurah, WA, AU
(c) algh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-30
Wall St, Los Angeles, CA, US
(c) handrew231, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-30
Quivira Basin, San Diego, CA, US
(c) Chalon Boesel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-30
Polliwog Park, Manhattan Beach, CA, US
(c) Keith P, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Nycticorax nycticorax. BPBM 156776. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090198223. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-x/156776.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090198223 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026