CaRMS taxon details
Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758)
159123 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159123)
accepted
Species
Not documented
Description Length: 56-61 cm. Plumage: back and crown black; wings, rump and tail grey; face, foreneck and underparts white; long...
Distribution North America; Gulf of Maine to the Gulf of Mexico
Description Length: 56-61 cm. Plumage: back and crown black; wings, rump and tail grey; face, foreneck and underparts white; long occipital plumes white. Immature brown spotted with white above, below buff heavily streaked with brown. Bare parts: iris crimson in adult, orange-yellow to red in immature; facial skin greenish, blue-black when breeding; bill greenish black, black when breeding; feet and legs pale yellow, red when courting. Habitat: mangroves and inland water bodies. <388><393><391> [details]
Distribution North America; Gulf of Maine to the Gulf of Mexico
Distribution North America; Gulf of Maine to the Gulf of Mexico [details]
CaRMS (2021). Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159123 on 2025-05-09
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159123 on 2025-05-09
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Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Bermuda) Amos, E. J. R. (1991). A Guide to The Birds of Bermuda. 206 pp [details]
basis of record Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p. [details]
additional source Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p. [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p. [details]
additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details]
additional source Vanner, M. (2003). The encyclopedia of North American birds. <em>Paragon Publishing.</em> 1-383. [details]
additional source Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
context source (Bermuda) Amos, E. J. R. (1991). A Guide to The Birds of Bermuda. 206 pp [details]
basis of record Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p. [details]
additional source Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p. [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p. [details]
additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details]
additional source Vanner, M. (2003). The encyclopedia of North American birds. <em>Paragon Publishing.</em> 1-383. [details]
additional source Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Length: 56-61 cm. Plumage: back and crown black; wings, rump and tail grey; face, foreneck and underparts white; long occipital plumes white. Immature brown spotted with white above, below buff heavily streaked with brown. Bare parts: iris crimson in adult, orange-yellow to red in immature; facial skin greenish, blue-black when breeding; bill greenish black, black when breeding; feet and legs pale yellow, red when courting. Habitat: mangroves and inland water bodies. <388><393><391> [details]Diet opportunistic feeder; diet consists mainly of fish as well as leeches, earthworms, aquatic and terrestrial insects, crayfish, mussels, squid, amphibians, lizards, snakes, rodents, birds, eggs, carrion, plant material and garbage at landfills [details]
Dimensions Length: 25" (64 cm); Wingspan: 44" (112 cm) [details]
Distribution North America; Gulf of Maine to the Gulf of Mexico [details]
Habitat wetlands such as swamps, streams, rivers, marshes, mud flats and they edges of overgrown lakes [details]
Reproduction Breeds from New Brunswick, southern Ontario, southern Manitoba, and Oregon, south to southern South America. Eggs are laid mid May to mid June. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | çapka e natësçafka e natës | [details] |
| Bulgarian | Нощна чапла | [details] |
| Danish | nathejre | [details] |
| Dutch | kwak | [details] |
| English | night heronblack-crowned night-heronblack-crowned night heron | [details] |
| Fon | bihoreau gris | [details] |
| German | Nachtreiher | [details] |
| Hebrew | אנפת לילה | [details] |
| Italian | nitticora | [details] |
| Japanese | ゴイサギ | [details] |
| Lithuanian | naktikovis | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Κοινός Νυχτοκόρακας | [details] |
| Norwegian | natthegre | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | natthegre | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | natthegre | [details] |
| Polish | ślepowron | [details] |
| Romanian | stârc de noapte | [details] |
| Russian | кваква | [details] |
| Slovenian | kvakač | [details] |
| Spanish | martinete común | [details] |
| Swedish | natthäger | [details] |
| Turkish | gece balıkçılıgece balıkçılgece balikcil | [details] |
| Ukrainian | квакваКвакжаб'яча чапля | [details] |
| Welsh | crëyr y nos | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (38 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (715 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nycticorax nycticorax)
To GenBank (7713 nucleotides; 99 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 643534 Dorsal)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (715 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nycticorax nycticorax)
To GenBank (7713 nucleotides; 99 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 643534 Dorsal)
To PESI
To ITIS
