Nycticorax nycticorax [nycticorax or hoactli] (Black-crowned Night-Heron [nycticorax or hoactli])

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Black-crowned Night-Heron [nycticorax or hoactli]

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Order:
  Pelecaniformes
Family:
  Ardeidae
Genus:
   Nycticorax
Scientific:
  Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax

Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.142

Protonym:
Ardea Nycticorax

Type locality:
southern Europe.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/161/mode/1up

Avibase ID:
0534116707DAE840

Avibase ID:
avibase-05341167

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/05341167

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174834

Geographic range:

Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax: Eurasia southward to Indonesia, Africa and Madagascar
Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli: southern Canada to northern Argentina and Chile

English:
Black-crowned Night-Heron [nycticorax or hoactli]
French:
Bihoreau gris [nycticorax ou hoactli]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black-crowned Night-Heron [nycticorax or hoactli] ( Nycticorax nycticorax [nycticorax or hoactli])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black-crowned Night-Heron [nycticorax or hoactli] ( Nycticorax nycticorax [nycticorax or hoactli])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Black-crowned Night-Heron [nycticorax or hoactli] ( Nycticorax nycticorax [nycticorax or hoactli])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black-crowned Night-Heron [nycticorax or hoactli] ( Nycticorax nycticorax [nycticorax or hoactli])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black-crowned Night-Heron [nycticorax or hoactli] ( Nycticorax nycticorax [nycticorax or hoactli])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black-crowned Night-Heron [nycticorax or hoactli] ( Nycticorax nycticorax [nycticorax or hoactli])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black-crowned Night-Heron [nycticorax or hoactli] ( Nycticorax nycticorax [nycticorax or hoactli])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black-crowned Night-Heron [nycticorax or hoactli] ( Nycticorax nycticorax [nycticorax or hoactli])
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Nycticorax nycticorax

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