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Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Order:
Ciconiiformes
Family:
Ardeidae
BTO Codes:
NT, NIGHE
EURING No:
1040
Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK:
Not Assessed
European:
3 Concern, most not in Europe; Depleted
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Escaped Breeder, Scarce Visitor
Subspecies:
nycticorax recorded in Britain (of 4 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
62 cm
Wingspan:
108 cm
Weight:
M/F: 650 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: nukticorax a bird of eveil omen mentioned by Aristotle and others
World Distribution:
local in c,s Europe, s,e Asia, w,e,s Africa and Americas
Habitat:
Marshes, ponds, lakes and mangrove
Diet:
Mostly fish, amphibians, insects from cover at water's edge, mostly nocturnal
TitBit:
Young Black-crowned Night-Herons often disgorge their stomach contents when disturbed. This habit makes it easy to study its diet
Records and Distribution
First Record:
1782
(Latham, J. 1781-1801. A general synopsis of birds)
Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
10 per year
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
Most Recent County Records:
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North-east England:
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South-west England:
Wales:
BirdGuides and BBRC
Other Names
Black-crowned Night Heron
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Crëyr y Nos
Danish:
Nathejre
Dutch:
Kwak
Finnish:
Yöhaikara
French:
Bihoreau gris
German:
Nachtreiher
Hungarian:
Bakcsó
Icelandic:
Nátthegri
Irish:
Corr Oíche
Italian:
Nitticora
Norwegian:
Natthegre
Polish:
Slepowron zwyczajny
Portuguese:
Goraz
Spanish:
Martinete
Swedish:
Natthäger
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Voisin, C. 1991 The herons of Europe Poyser, London
[598.461 VOI]
Fasola, M. & Hafner, H. 1997 BWP Update 1:157-165
Kushlan, J.A. & Hancock, J. 2005 The Herons Oxford University Press
[598.461 KUS]
See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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