Black-crowned night heron: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the black-crowned night heron lives – recorded in 120 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Nycticorax nycticorax
Group	Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	120 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Mass	682 g (male organism, adult weight); 590 g (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Pelecaniformes
Family	Ardeidae

Where does the black-crowned night heron live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the black-crowned night heron in 120 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, Belém, People's Republic of China, Africa, Brazil, South America, Hefei, Indonesia. In Belgium, France, United Kingdom, Israel, Netherlands it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a black-crowned night heron?

Wikidata records the following for the black-crowned night heron: mass 682 g (male organism, adult weight); 590 g (female organism, adult weight).

Is the black-crowned night heron endangered?

The black-crowned night heron’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the black-crowned night heron?

The black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) is a bird in the order Pelecaniformes and the family Ardeidae, genus Nycticorax. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the black-crowned night heron

The black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) or black-capped night heron, commonly shortened to just night heron in Eurasia, is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, including parts of Africa, Asia, Europe, and North and South America. In Australasia it is replaced by the closely related Nankeen night heron (N. caledonicus), with which it has hybridised in the area of contact.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Black-crowned night heron (revision 1378491038), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q126216 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).