Where does the Black-crowned Night-Heron live?
Nycticorax nycticorax has 3,144,357 records in 219 countries and territories, from 1802 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 3,144,357 records
- 219 places
- 177 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesPelecaniformesArdeidaeNycticorax
When it is recorded
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Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,702,478 | |
| Taiwan | 302,591 | |
| Canada | 168,337 | |
| India | 137,123 | |
| Spain | 72,427 | |
| Mexico | 72,085 | |
| France | 56,298 | |
| Brazil | 45,773 | |
| Argentina | 45,244 | |
| Chile | 41,298 | |
| China | 39,356 | |
| Israel | 34,744 | |
| South Africa | 34,683 | |
| Colombia | 32,900 | |
| Peru | 25,773 | |
| Netherlands | 20,808 | |
| Costa Rica | 14,313 | |
| Hong Kong | 14,175 | |
| Thailand | 11,897 | |
| Philippines | 11,222 | |
| Japan | 9,790 | |
| Italy | 9,291 | |
| Türkiye | 8,630 | |
| Venezuela | 7,986 | |
| Ecuador | 6,941 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 6,600 | |
| Belize | 6,228 | |
| Portugal | 6,166 | |
| Panama | 6,061 | |
| Sri Lanka | 6,009 | |
| Malaysia | 5,788 | |
| Honduras | 5,595 | |
| Greece | 5,538 | |
| Czechia | 5,512 | |
| Hungary | 5,018 | |
| Puerto Rico | 4,658 | |
| South Korea | 4,505 | |
| Uruguay | 4,437 | |
| Singapore | 4,136 | |
| Poland | 4,109 |
Showing the top 40 of 219 places.
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Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.