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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from IOC World Bird List
Nycticorax nycticorax
Species recognized by Eswatini Species List, Jordan Species List, Egypt Species List, wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia RO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, Hone et al 2013 avian data, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, Afghanistan Species List, Albania Species List, Algeria Species List, Angola Species List, Armenia Species List, Austria Species List, Azerbaijan Species List, Antigua and Barbuda Species List, Bangladesh Species List, Barbados Species List, Belarus Species List, Australia Species List, Belize Species List, Benin Species List, Bermuda Species List, Bhutan Species List, Belgium Species List, Bolivia Species List, Bosnia and Herzegovina Species List, Botswana Species List, Brazil Species List, Bulgaria Species List, Burkina Faso Species List, Burundi Species List, Cambodia Species List, Cameroon Species List, Canada Species List, Cape Verde Species List, Cayman Islands Species List, Central African Republic Species List, Chad Species List, Chile Species List, China Species List, Colombia Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Croatia Species List, Cyprus Species List, Czech Republic Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Denmark Species List, Dominican Republic Species List, Ecuador Species List, El Salvador Species List, Estonia Species List, Ethiopia Species List, Falkland Islands Species List, Finland Species List, France Species List, Gabon Species List, Gambia Species List, Georgia Species List, Germany Species List, Ghana Species List, Greece Species List, Grenada Species List, Guadeloupe Species List, Guatemala Species List, Guinea Species List, Guyana Species List, Haiti Species List, Hong Kong Species List, Hungary Species List, India Species List, Iran Species List, Iraq Species List, Ireland Species List, Israel Species List, Italy Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Jamaica Species List, Kazakhstan Species List, Kenya Species List, Kosovo Species List, Kuwait Species List, Kyrgyzstan Species List, Laos Species List, Lebanon Species List, Lesotho Species List, Libya Species List, Macau Species List, Macedonia Species List, Madagascar Species List, Malawi Species List, Malaysia Species List, Mali Species List, Malta Species List, Mariana Islands Species List, Mauritania Species List, Moldova Species List, Montenegro Species List, Morocco Species List, Myanmar Species List, Namibia Species List, Nepal Species List, Nicaragua Species List, Niger Species List, Nigeria Species List, North Korean Species List, Norway Species List, Oman Species List, Pakistan Species List, Palau Species List, Palestine Species List, Panama Species List, Peru Species List, Paraguay Species List, Philippines Species List, Poland Species List, Portugal Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Qatar Species List, Romania Species List, Russia Species List, Rwanda Species List, Saint Kitts and Nevis Species List, Saint Lucia Species List, Saint Martin Species List, Saudi Arabia Species List, Senegal Species List, Serbia Species List, Seychelles Species List, Sierra Leone Species List, Singapore Species List, Slovakia Species List, Slovenia Species List, South Korea Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Sudan Species List, Suriname Species List, Sweden Species List, Switzerland Species List, Syria Species List, Taiwan Species List, Tanzania Species List, Thailand Species List, The Bahamas Species List, The Netherlands Species List, Sri Lanka Species List, Togo Species List, Tunisia Species List, Turkey Species List, Turks and Caicos Islands Species List, Uganda Species List, Ukraine Species List, United Arab Emirates Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Venezuela Species List, Vietnam Species List, Uruguay Species List, US Virgin Islands Species List, Yemen Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, wikipedia ID, Argentina Species List, Japan Species List, Cuba Species List, wikipedia EU, wikipedia CY, Indonesia Species List, Mexico Species List, Alboran Sea Species List, Andaman Sea Species List, Arabian Sea Species List, Balearic Sea Species List, Bali Sea Species List, Bay of Biscay Species List, Bay of Bengal Species List, Bay of Fundy Species List, Bering Sea Species List, Black Sea Species List, Caribbean Sea Species List, Celebes Sea Species List, Celtic Sea Species List, Eastern China Sea Species List, English Channel Species List, Greenland Sea Species List, Gulf of Aqaba Species List, Gulf of California Species List, Gulf of Finland Species List, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Gulf of St Lawrence Species List, Gulf of Thailand Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, Ionian Sea Species List, Irish Sea Species List, Java Sea Species List, Laccadive Sea Species List, Kattegat Species List, Ligurian Sea Species List, Malacca Strait Species List, Mozambique Channel Species List, Hudson Bay Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, North Sea Species List, Persian Gulf Species List, Red Sea Species List, Rio de la Plata Species List, Sea of Japan Species List, Philippine Sea Species List, Seto Inland Sea Species List, Singapore Strait Species List, Skagerrak Species List, South China Sea Species List, Yellow Sea Species List, Tyrrhenian Sea Species List, Sulu Sea Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, wikipedia AST, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia AF, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia BR, wikipedia DA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia MS, wikipedia SK, wikipedia LV, wikipedia PMS, wikipedia GA, NCBI, Gulf of Oman Species List, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, EOL authors, wikipedia gl Galician, Wildfinder (WWF), Washington Bird Phenology, Sibly et al 2012, Adriatic Sea Species List, Aegean Sea Species List, and United States Species List
Nycticorax nycticorax Gmelin
Recognized by IABIN
Nycticorax nycticorax L. (1758)
Recognized by IABIN
Nycticorax nycticorax L. (1958)
Recognized by IABIN
Nycticorax nycticorax Linnaeus 1758
Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus 1758)
Recognized by NMNH Collection

Alternative Names

Ardea spec Gmelin 1789
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification

Common Names

English

Black-crowned Night-Heron
Black-crowned Night-heron
Black-crowned night-heron
Recognized by Arkive
black-crowned night heron
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web
Black-crowned night heron
Recognized by AnAge and Flickr BHL
Black-crowned Night Heron preferred

Afrikaans

Gewone Nagreier preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Gewone nagreier

Albanian

Çapka e natës preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

غراب الليل
بلشون الليل preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Aragonese

Martinetz preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

Կվակվա preferred
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Asturian

garcina nocherniega preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Adi qarıldaq preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bashkir

Ҡауылдаҡ селән preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Basque

Amiltxori arrunt preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

Кваква звычайная preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bengali

নিশি বক preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Kerc'heiz-noz kein du preferred
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Bulgarian

Нощна чапла preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Burmese

လင်းဝက် preferred
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Catalan; Valencian

Martinet de nit preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
martinet de nit comú
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Chinese

夜鹭 preferred
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Cornish

Kerghyth nos preferred
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Croatian

Gak kakavac preferred
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gak
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Czech

kvakoš noční preferred
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Danish

Nathejre preferred
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Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian

ރާބޮނދި preferred
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Dotyali

बाँके बकुल्ला preferred
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Dutch; Flemish

Kwak preferred
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Esperanto

Noktardeo preferred
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Estonian

Ööhaigur preferred
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Faroese

Nátthegri preferred
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Finnish

Yöhaikara preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
yöhaikara
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

bihoreau gris, héron bihoreau preferred
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Galician

Garza da noite preferred
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Georgian

ღამის ყანჩა preferred
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German

Nachtreiher preferred

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Νυχτοκόρακας preferred
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Guarani

Tajasu guyra preferred
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Gujarati

અવાક preferred
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Haitian; Haitian Creole

Kòk lannwit kouwòn nwa preferred
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Hausa

Namakiri preferred
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Hebrew

אנפת לילה preferred
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Hindi

वाक preferred
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Hungarian

Bakcsó preferred
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Icelandic

Nátthegri preferred
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Indonesian

Kowak-malam Abu preferred
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Kowak-malam abu
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Irish

Corr oíche preferred
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Italian

Nitticora preferred
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Japanese

ゴイサギ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Wikidata Common Names

Kabardian Circassian

Псыхэуэпщагуэ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kannada

ರಾತ್ರಿ ಬಕ preferred
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Kazakh

Baqıldaq qutan preferred
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Бақылдақ құтан preferred
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باقىلداق قۇتان preferred
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Kirghiz; Kyrgyz

Түнчү кытан preferred
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Korean

해오라기 preferred
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Latvian

Nakts gārnis preferred
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nakts gārnis
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Lithuanian

Naktikovas preferred
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paprastasis naktikovis
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Livvi

Yöhaigari preferred
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Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch

Nuetsräer preferred
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Macedonian

Ноќна чапја preferred
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Malagasy

Doaka preferred
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Malay

Burung Pucong Kuak preferred
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Malayalam

പാതിരാക്കൊക്ക് preferred
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Maltese

Kwakka preferred
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Manx

Coar ny hoie preferred
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Marathi

रात ढोकरी preferred
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Navajo; Navaho

Tłʼéeʼgo toohjįʼ noołnahii preferred
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Nepali

बाँके बकुल्ला preferred
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Northern Sami

Idjaháigir preferred
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Norwegian

Natthegre preferred
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Persian

حواصیل کاکل‌سیاه preferred
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Picard

Buhorioe preferred
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Polish

Ślepowron zwyczajny preferred
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ślepowron (zwyczajny)
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Portuguese

Goraz preferred
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goraz
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socó-dorminhoco
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Quechua

Waqwa preferred
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Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

Stârc de noapte preferred
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Romansh

Irun stgarvunà preferred
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Russian

Кваква preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Обыкновенная кваква
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Rusyn

Кваква preferred
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Scottish Gaelic

Corra an oidhche preferred
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Serbian

Ноћна чапља preferred
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Slovak

Chvakoš nočný preferred
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chavkoš nočný

Sotho, Southern

Kokolofitoe preferred
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Spanish; Castilian

Chocuaco, martinete coroninegro
Recognized by INBio
Garza bruja preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Kvakač preferred
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Martinete Común
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Martinete común
kvakač
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Sundanese

Kowak-peuting kulawu preferred
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Swahili

Kingoyo Utosi-mweusi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Natthäger preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
natthäger
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Tamil

இராக்கொக்கு preferred
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Thai

นกแขวก preferred
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Turkish

Gece balıkçılı preferred
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Ukrainian

Квак preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
квак звичайний
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Unspecified

'Auku'u preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Black-crowned Night-Heron preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Gak kakavac preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
तार बकुला preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Urdu

سیاہ تاج پوش رات کا بگلا preferred
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Vietnamese

Vạc preferred
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Welsh

Crëyr y nos preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
crëyr nos
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Western Frisian

Kwak preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Wu

夜鹭 preferred
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Zulu

uSiba preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

غراب الليل اسود التاج preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nan

Àm-kong preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

رات دا ہیرون preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pt Br

Savacu preferred
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Sr Ec

ноћна чапља preferred
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Sr El

noćna čaplja preferred
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Vec

Sgarzo preferred
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Yue

夜鷺 preferred
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Zh Cn

夜鹭 preferred
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Zh Hans

夜鹭 preferred
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Zh Hant

夜鷺 preferred
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Zh Hk

夜鷺 preferred
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Zh Tw

夜鷺 preferred
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Curated hierarchies for Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus 1758)

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Pelecaniformes
Ardeidae