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Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-crowned Night Heron, `Auku`u
As recorded: Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Pelecaniformes › Ardeidae
- Collected by
- T Harvey, USF&WS
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Hanalei (vic. of), Hanalei Nat Wildlife Refuge, Koga fields.
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 22.2100, -159.4800
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Nycticorax nycticorax observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 174 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-09.
2026-10-09
HI, US
(c) Mason Wille, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-22
Anini Rd, Kalihiwai, HI, US
(c) bassteeth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-21
Pono Kai St, Kapaʻa, HI, US
(c) skicoval, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-12
North Pacific Ocean, Princeville, HI, US
(c) svdr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-09
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Emery Heuston, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-28
Kalalau Trail, Princeville, HI, US
(c) hihumu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nycticorax nycticorax. BPBM 178105. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93825173. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/178105.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93825173 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026