Black-crowned Night Heron

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q126216
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Black-crowned Night Heron

Summary

Black-crowned Night Heron is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.44% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,587 views/month, #862 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Black-crowned Night Heron's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Black-crowned Night Heron is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Black-crowned Night Heron's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Black-crowned Night Heron is classified within Nycticorax[6].
  • Black-crowned Night Heron's scientific name is Nycticorax nycticorax[7].
  • Black-crowned Night Heron's Commons category is recorded as Nycticorax nycticorax[8].
  • Black-crowned Night Heron's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nycticorax nycticorax[9].
  • Black-crowned Night Heron's Commons gallery is recorded as Nycticorax nycticorax[10].
  • Black-crowned Night Heron's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[11].
  • Black-crowned Night Heron's original combination is recorded as Ardea nycticorax[12].
  • Black-crowned Night Heron's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'N. nycticorax'}[13].
  • Black-crowned Night Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black-crowned Night Heron'}[14].
  • Black-crowned Night Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nachtreiher'}[15].
  • Black-crowned Night Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Martinete común'}[16].
  • Black-crowned Night Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'martinet de nit comú'}[17].
  • Black-crowned Night Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kvakoš noční'}[18].
  • Black-crowned Night Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'ööhaigur'}[19].
  • Black-crowned Night Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Natthegre'}[20].
  • Black-crowned Night Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Gewone nagreier'}[21].
  • Black-crowned Night Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'an', 'text': 'Martinetz'}[22].
  • Black-crowned Night Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'بلشون الليل'}[23].
  • Black-crowned Night Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Adi qarıldaq'}[24].
  • Black-crowned Night Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'ba', 'text': 'Ҡауылдаҡ селән'}[25].
  • Black-crowned Night Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Кваква звычайная'}[26].
  • Black-crowned Night Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Нощна чапла'}[27].

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Classification

Black-crowned Night Heron's scientific name is Nycticorax nycticorax[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Nycticorax[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nachtreiher'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Martinete común'}[16], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'martinet de nit comú'}[17], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kvakoš noční'}[18], and {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'ööhaigur'}[19].

Identifiers

Black-crowned Night Heron's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8901[28]. Black-crowned Night Heron's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2480863[29]. Black-crowned Night Heron's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174832[30].

Why It Matters

Black-crowned Night Heron ranks in the top 0.44% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,587 views/month, #862 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Nehaoua · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax, Camargue (33620984464).jpg, Black-crowned night heron in PP (36399).jpg, Nycticorax nycticorax, West Point Island, Falkland Islands 2 +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Nycticorax-nycticorax-004.jpg"
  2. 4w ago · Nikola Tulechki · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Regional conservation status Q278113
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14254]]: [[Q278113]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259821|batch #259821]]"
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