bird · Pelecaniformes · Ardeidae
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758) — also called Black-crowned Night-Heron, Night Heron. Occurrence records of the Black-crowned Night Heron are shared on GBIF from around 28 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Korsman Conservancy (529 records), in 7 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernArdeidae
28reserves with records
2 496records around them
7provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Korsman ConservancyPrivate game reserve | GP Gauteng | 529 |
| Paarl Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | 424 |
| Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area | WC Western Cape | 314 |
| Seal IslandNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 272 |
| Dick Dent Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 227 |
| Free State National Botanical GardenBotanical garden | FS Free State | 195 |
| Grysbok ParkNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 179 |
| Nylsvley Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 134 |
| Raapenberg Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 46 |
| Stilbaai Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 42 |
| Morris point / Uitkyk puntNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 42 |
| Agulhas National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 26 |
| Randfontein Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | GP Gauteng | 12 |
| Marcus Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 11 |
| Zimanga Private Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 7 |
| Kragga Kamma Game ParkProtected area | EC Eastern Cape | 7 |
| Botterblom Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 4 |
| VaaldamnatuurreservaatNature reserve | FS Free State | 3 |
| Aquila Safari Reserve DirectionsPrivate game reserve | WC Western Cape | 3 |
| Aquila Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve | WC Western Cape | 3 |
| SAS Saldanha Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 2 |
| Loskop Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 2 |
| Moolmanshoek Leadership centreNature reserve | FS Free State | 2 |
| Moolmanshoek Private Game ReserveNature reserve | FS Free State | 2 |
| Malgas Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 2 |
| HuskyRomi Wolf SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | FS Free State | 2 |
| Steenbokkie Private Nature ReservePrivate game reserve | WC Western Cape | 2 |
| Drakenstein Lion ParkWildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | 2 |
By province
- Western Cape
- 17 reserves
- Free State
- 5 reserves
- Gauteng
- 2 reserves
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 1 reserve
- Limpopo
- 1 reserve
- Mpumalanga
- 1 reserve
- Eastern Cape
- 1 reserve
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Family
- Ardeidae
- Scientific name
- Nycticorax nycticorax
- GBIF taxon
- 2480863
- Wikidata
- Q126216
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.