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Black-crowned Night Heron / Nycticorax nycticorax LC

  • Synonyms Common Night Heron, Black-capped Night Heron, Night Heron, Black-capped Night-Heron, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Quawk, Qua Bird, Blackcrowned Night Heron, Night-heron, American night Heron
  • Old latin name for bird Ardea nycticorax, Ardea kwaka, Nycticorax infaustus

Black-crowned Night Heronbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Flight call, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
  • 2.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Portugal
  • 3.
    Call, © Karyadi Baskoro
    Indonesia
  • 4.
    Flight call, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
  • 5.
    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 6.
    Flight call, © Bram Piot
    Congo (Democratic Republic)
  • 7.
    Call, © Carlos W.
    Spain
  • 8.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 9.
    Nocturnal flight call, © Denis Dujardin
    France
  • 10.
    Flight call, © Albert Lastukhin
    Russian Federation
  • 11.
    Call, © Manuel Grosselet
    Mexico
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Rodrigues Night Heron
Ascension Night Heron
Mauritius Night Heron
Reunion Night Heron
Nankeen Night Heron

Where to see Black-crowned Night Heron

  • Breeding region Worldwide
  • Breeding subregion except AU

Black-crowned Night Heron subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Nycticorax nycticorax falklandicusFalkland Is.-No
Nycticorax nycticorax hoactlis Canada to n Argentina and Chile; Hawaii-No
Nycticorax nycticorax nycticoraxEurasia s to Africa and Madagascar and e to e Asia, Philippines and Indonesian Arch.-No
Nycticorax nycticorax obscurusChile and sw Argentina-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGewone Nagreier
AlbanianÇapka natës, Çapka e natës
Arabicبلشون الليل أسود التاج, غراب الليل, الواق الأخضر الصغير
ArmenianԿվակվա, [Kvakva ]
AzerbaijaniQarıldaq, adi qarıldaq
Bashkirала сөлән, ала селән, ҡауылдаҡ селән
BasqueAmiltxori arrunt, Martinet de nit, Amiltxori arrunta
BelarusianЧапля-кваква
Bengaliকামরাভাথা চনচ঱ফক , কালামাথা নিশিবক
BretonKerc'heiz-noz kein du, Ar gerc'heiz kein du
BulgarianОбикновена нощна чапла, Нощна чапла
CatalanOrval, martinet de nit comú, Martinet de nit
Chinese灰洼子, 夜鹭, 苍, 夜游鹤, 星斑, 夜鷺, 夜鹤, 水洼子, 星, 夜 鹭
Chinese (Traditional)蒼鳽, 星斑, 星鳽, 夜鷺, 夜鶴, 水窪子, 夜遊鶴, 灰窪子
Chuvashахаль кваква
CornishKerghyth nos
Croatiangak
CzechKvakoš nocní, kvakoš noční, kvakoš noèní
DanishNathejre
DutchKwak
EsperantoNoktardeo
Estonianööhaigur
FaroeseNátthegri
Finnishyöhaikara
FrenchHéron bihoreau à calotte noire, Héron bihoreau, Bihoreau à couronne noir, Bihoreau gris, Bihoreau à couronne noire
FrisianNachtreager
GalicianGarza da noite, Garciña noiteira común, Martinet de nit
Georgianღამის ყანჩა
GermanNachtreiher
GreekΝυκτοκόρακας, (Κοινός) Νυχτοκόρακας, Νυχτoκόρακας, Νυχτοκόρακας
GuaraniTajasu guyra, Tajasu-guyra
Hebrewאנפת לילה, אנפת לילת
HindiVakka
Hungarianbakcsó
IcelandicNátthegri
IndonesianKowakmalam Abu, Burung Kowak-malam Abu, Kowak, Burung, Burung Kowak-malam, Kowak-malam abu
IrishCorr Oíche
ItalianNitticora comune, Nitticora
Japaneseゴイサギ, セグロゴイ, ホシゴイ
Kazakhбақылдақ, Бақылдақ құтан, кәдімгі бақылдақ
Korean해오라기
Latviannakts gārnis, Naktsgārnis
LithuanianNaktikovis, paprastasis naktikovis
LuxembourgishNuetsreeër
Macedonianноќна чапја, Гак, Ноќна чапја, Драјка
MalagasyGoaka, Goadrano, Rahoaka, Doaka, Koaka
MalayBurung, Pucung Kuak, Burung Pucung Kuak, Burung Kuntul Malam, Pucong Kuak
Malayalamപാതിരാക്കൊക്ക്, പാതിരാകൊക്ക്
Maltesekwakk, Kwakka
ManxCoar ny hoie
Marathiरातबगळा
Mongolianзашин, Ногоовор зашин, Ногоовор дэглий
Nepaliबा“के बकुल्ला
Northern SamiIdjaháigir
Norwegiannatthegre
Norwegian NynorskNatthegre
Persianحواصیل شب, حواصیل (وِکای) شب
Polishślepowron (zwyczajny), slepowron, Ślepowron zwyczajny, Ślepowron
PortugueseGarça-nocturna, goraz-comum, socó-dorminhoco / goraz, socó-galinha, arapapá-de-bico-comprido, socó-dorminhoco, Goraz, socó, guacuru, savacu, guarucu, Savacu / Goraz, taquiri, dorminhoco, garça-cinzenta, Garca-dorii-iinhoca, taquari, Socó-taquari, garça-dorminhoca, taiassu, tajaçu, guacuré
RomanianStârc de noapte
Romanshirun stgarvuna, Irun stgarvunà
RussianОбыкновенная Кваква, Кваква обыкновенная, Кваква, Ночная цапля, Kvakva
SerbianНочна цаплја, Гак, Nocna caplja, Gak
SlovakChvakoš nočný, bučiak nočný, chavkoš nočný
Sloveniankvakač, kvakac
SpanishMartinete Capinegro, Guaco Común, Huairavo, Yaboa Real, Martinete, Rey Congo Cabeza Negra, Huairavo del Norte, Martinete coroninegro, Garza-nocturna Coroninegra, pedrete corona-negra, Martinete Comun, Garza bruja, Martinete común, Guanabá de la Florida, Pedrete Corona Negra, Garza Nocturna Coroninegra, Garza nocturna corona negra
SwahiliKingoyo Utosi-weusi
Swedishnatthäger
TamilErakokku
Tatarкваквасы, кваквалар, кваква
Thaiนกแขวก
TurkishБақылдақ құтан, gece balykçyly, Gece Balıkçılı
Turkmenkawguş
Ukrainianквак звичайний, Квак
Uzbekҳаққуш, кваква
VietnameseVạc, Chim Vạc
WelshCrёyr y Nos, Crëyr y nos
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