Taxonomic status:

Species status: nominal subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Nycticorax nycticorax [nycticorax or hoactli]

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Gewone Nagreier (Eurasiese)
Arabic: بلشون الليل أسود التاج (اوراسي)
Asturian: Garcia nocherniega (euroasiática)
Azerbaijani: Qarıldaq (nycticorax yarımnövü)
Bulgarian: Нощна чапла (ssp. nycticorax), Обикновена нощна чапла (ssp. nycticorax)
Catalan: Martinet de nit, Martinet de nit comú (euroasiàtic)
Czech: kvakoš noční (ssp. nycticorax), kvakoš noční starosvětský
Danish: Nathejre (Eurasisk), Nathejre, Europæisk (ssp. nycticorax)
German: Nachtreiher (nycticorax), Nachtreiher-nycticorax
Greek: Νυχτοκόρακας (nycticorax)
English: Black-crowned night heron, Black-crowned Night Heron (Eurasian), Black-crowned Night-Heron, Black-crowned Night-Heron (Eurasian), Black-crowned Night-Heron (nycticorax), Common Black-crowned Night-Heron, Night Heron
English, HBW: Black-crowned Night-heron (Eurasian)
English (IOC): Black-crowned Night Heron (Eurasian)
English (Kenya): Black-crowned Night Heron (Eurasian)
English (United States): Black-crowned Night-Heron (Eurasian)
Spanish: Garza Nocturna Corona Negra (nycticorax), Martinete Común (euroasiático)
Spanish (Argentine): Garza Bruja (nycticorax)
Spanish (Chile): Huairavo común (nycticorax)
Spanish (Costa Rica): Martinete Coroninegro (nycticorax)
Spanish (Cuba): Guanabá de la Florida (nycticorax)
Spanish (Ecuador): Garza Nocturna (Huaque) Coroninegra (nycticorax)
Spanish (Spain): Martinete común (euroasiático), Martinete Común (nycticorax)
Spanish (HBW): Black-crowned Night-Heron (Eurasian)
Spanish (Mexico): Garza Nocturna Corona Negra (nycticorax)
Spanish (Panama): Garza Nocturna Coroninegra (nycticorax)
Spanish (Peru): Huaco Común (nycticorax)
Spanish (Paraguay): Garza bruja (nycticorax)
Spanish (Uruguay): Garza Bruja (Subesp. nycticorax)
Estonian: Ööhaigur
Basque: Amiltxori arrunta (nycticorax)
Persian: حواصیل شب (nycticorax)
Finnish: yöhaikara (nycticorax)
Faroese: Nátthegri (nycticorax)
French: Bihoreau, Bihoreau gris, Bihoreau gris (Eurasie), Bihoreau gris (forme d'Eurasie), Bihoreau gris (nycticorax)
Galician: Garciña noiteira común (nycticorax)
Hebrew: אנפת לילה (אירואסייתית)
Croatian: Euroazijski gak
Hungarian: Bakcsó (Eurázsiai)
Armenian: Կվակվա (Եվրասիական)
Icelandic: Nátthegri (nycticorax)
Italian: Nitticora, Nitticora (nycticorax)
Japanese (romaji): goisagi (nycticorax)
Japanese: ゴイサギ (nycticorax), ゴイサギ（nycticorax）
Korean: 해오라기, 해오라기 (nycticorax)
Scientific: Ardea Nycticorax, Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax, Nycticorax orientalis
Lithuanian: Paprastasis naktikovis (nycticorax)
Latvian: Nakts gārnis (nycticorax)
Dutch: Kwak (Euraziatisch)
Norwegian: natthegre (nycticorax)
Polish: ślepowron (nycticorax), ślepowron (ssp. nycticorax)
Portuguese (Brazil): socó-dorminhoco (nycticorax)
Portuguese (Portugal): Goraz (nycticorax), goraz-comum (nycticorax)
Russian: Кваква (nycticorax), Кваква (подвид nycticorax)
Slovak: chavkoš nočný, chavkoš nočný (skup.)
Slovenian: Kvakač (nycticorax)
Serbian: Gak (nycticorax)
Swedish: natthäger (nycticorax)
Thai: นกแขวก (nycticorax), นกแขวก (ยูเรเชีย)
Turkish: Gece Balıkçılı (nycticorax)
Ukrainian: Квак (підвид nycticorax)
Chinese: 夜鹭（欧亚）
Chinese (Traditional): 夜鷺(nycticorax), 夜鷺(歐亞)