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Black-crowned Night Heron

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q126216
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Summary

Black-crowned Night Heron is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.44% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,330 views/month, #862 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Nycticorax[5]
  • Taxon name: Nycticorax nycticorax[6]
  • Commons category: Nycticorax nycticorax[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Nycticorax nycticorax[8]
  • Commons gallery: Nycticorax nycticorax[9]
  • Described by source: Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[10]
  • Original combination: Ardea nycticorax[11]
  • Short name: N. nycticorax[12]
  • Taxon common name: Black-crowned Night Heron[13], Nachtreiher[14], Martinete común[15], martinet de nit comú[16], kvakoš noční[17], ööhaigur[18], Natthegre[19], Gewone nagreier[20], Martinetz[21], بلشون الليل[22], Adi qarıldaq[23], Ҡауылдаҡ селән[24], Кваква звычайная[25], Нощна чапла[26]

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Identifiers

Black-crowned Night Heron's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8901[27]. Black-crowned Night Heron's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2480863[28]. Black-crowned Night Heron's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174832[29].

Why It Matters

Black-crowned Night Heron has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 87 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12w 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 */ Image: Nycticorax-nycticorax-004.jpg"
  2. 16w ago · Nikola Tulechki · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Regional conservation status → Q278113
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Regional conservation status: Vulnerable, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259821|batch #259821]]"
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