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Black-crowned night heron
Nycticorax nycticorax · Ardeidae
🐦 Bird267 regionsRare in AlbertaLocation protected
Where it's found
Every region with Black-crowned night heron in its dex, with the tier and number it has there.
| Region | Tier | No. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | Uncommon | #241 | |
| Algeria | Uncommon | #251 | |
| Angola | Uncommon | #591 | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Common | #109 | |
| Argentina | Common | #808 | |
| Armenia | Common | #266 | |
| Aruba | Common | #156 | |
| Austria | Uncommon | #399 | |
| Azerbaijan | Uncommon | #275 | |
| Bahamas | Uncommon | #203 | |
| Bahrain | Uncommon | #169 | |
| Bangladesh | Common | #416 | |
| Barbados | Uncommon | #113 | |
| Belgium | Uncommon | #508 | |
| Belize | Uncommon | #413 | |
| Benin | Common | #581 | |
| Bermuda | Uncommon | #172 | |
| Bhutan | Rare | #494 | |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Common | #981 | |
| Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | Uncommon | #143 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Rare | #220 | |
| Botswana | Uncommon | #519 | |
| Brazil | Common | #1742 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | Legendary | #072 | |
| Brunei Darussalam | Uncommon | #261 | |
| Bulgaria | Uncommon | #362 | |
| Burkina Faso | Rare | #275 | |
| Burundi | Rare | #281 | |
| Cabo Verde | Rare | #093 | |
| Cambodia | Uncommon | #427 | |
| Cameroon | Rare | #624 | |
| Canada | Uncommon | #570 | |
| Cayman Islands | Common | #147 | |
| Central African Republic | Legendary | #391 | |
| Chad | Uncommon | #303 | |
| Chile | Common | #407 | |
| China | Common | #953 | |
| Chinese Taipei | Common | #573 | |
| Colombia | Common | #1607 | |
| Congo | Uncommon | #421 | |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Uncommon | #694 | |
| Costa Rica | Uncommon | #728 | |
| Croatia | Uncommon | #325 | |
| Cuba | Uncommon | #229 | |
| Curaçao | Uncommon | #145 | |
| Cyprus | Common | #262 | |
| Czechia | Uncommon | #348 | |
| Côte d’Ivoire | Common | #609 | |
| Denmark | Rare | #401 | |
| Djibouti | Legendary | #184 | |
| Dominica | Rare | #091 | |
| Dominican Republic | Uncommon | #192 | |
| Ecuador | Common | #1202 | |
| Egypt | Common | #261 | |
| El Salvador | Common | #362 | |
| Eritrea | Uncommon | #258 | |
| Eswatini | Rare | #375 | |
| Ethiopia | Rare | #599 | |
| Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | Common | #109 | |
| France | Uncommon | #581 | |
| French Guiana | Uncommon | #632 | |
| Gabon | Common | #465 | |
| Gambia | Uncommon | #348 | |
| Georgia | Common | #320 | |
| Germany | Uncommon | #597 | |
| Ghana | Uncommon | #549 | |
| Greece | Uncommon | #362 | |
| Grenada | Uncommon | #100 | |
| Guadeloupe | Uncommon | #192 | |
| Guatemala | Uncommon | #524 | |
| Guinea | Uncommon | #475 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Uncommon | #300 | |
| Guyana | Common | #507 | |
| Haiti | Uncommon | #129 | |
| Honduras | Common | #522 | |
| Hong Kong | Common | #410 | |
| Hungary | Uncommon | #333 | |
| Iceland | Rare | #263 | |
| India | Common | #1048 | |
| Indonesia | Common | #1272 | |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Common | #349 | |
| Iraq | Common | #214 | |
| Ireland | Rare | #352 | |
| Israel | Common | #361 | |
| Italy | Common | #459 | |
| Jamaica | Uncommon | #157 | |
| Japan | Common | #475 | |
| Jordan | Common | #238 | |
| Kazakhstan | Uncommon | #356 | |
| Kenya | Uncommon | #1042 | |
| Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of) | Common | #175 | |
| Korea, Republic of | Common | #380 | |
| Kosovo | Common | #159 | |
| Kuwait | Uncommon | #265 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | Uncommon | #258 | |
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic | Uncommon | #412 | |
| Lebanon | Uncommon | #205 | |
| Liberia | Rare | #436 | |
| Libya | Uncommon | #127 | |
| Macao | Common | #210 | |
| Madagascar | Common | #285 | |
| Malawi | Uncommon | #549 | |
| Malaysia | Common | #687 | |
| Maldives | Uncommon | #092 | |
| Malta | Uncommon | #192 | |
| Martinique | Rare | #136 | |
| Mauritania | Uncommon | #273 | |
| Mexico | Common | #1080 | |
| Moldova, Republic of | Uncommon | #193 | |
| Monaco | Rare | #055 | |
| Mongolia | Rare | #398 | |
| Montenegro | Uncommon | #293 | |
| Montserrat | Rare | #072 | |
| Morocco | Uncommon | #275 | |
| Mozambique | Uncommon | #528 | |
| Myanmar | Common | #629 | |
| Namibia | Uncommon | #597 | |
| Nepal | Common | #593 | |
| Netherlands | Uncommon | #439 | |
| Nicaragua | Common | #478 | |
| Niger | Common | #230 | |
| Nigeria | Uncommon | #720 | |
| North Macedonia | Uncommon | #224 | |
| Norway | Rare | #446 | |
| Oman | Uncommon | #319 | |
| Pakistan | Common | #407 | |
| Palau | Rare | #090 | Introduced |
| Palestine, State of | Rare | #209 | |
| Panama | Uncommon | #721 | |
| Paraguay | Common | #457 | |
| Peru | Common | #1339 | |
| Philippines | Common | #500 | |
| Poland | Uncommon | #382 | |
| Portugal | Uncommon | #488 | |
| Puerto Rico | Uncommon | #227 | |
| Qatar | Uncommon | #209 | |
| Romania | Common | #352 | |
| Russian Federation | Uncommon | #656 | |
| Rwanda | Uncommon | #506 | |
| Saint Barthélemy | Uncommon | #068 | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Uncommon | #094 | |
| Saint Lucia | Uncommon | #099 | |
| Saint Martin (French part) | Uncommon | #100 | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Rare | #092 | |
| Saudi Arabia | Common | #297 | |
| Senegal | Common | #486 | |
| Serbia | Common | #280 | |
| Seychelles | Uncommon | #122 | |
| Sierra Leone | Rare | #375 | |
| Singapore | Common | #356 | |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Common | #080 | |
| Slovakia | Uncommon | #311 | |
| Slovenia | Uncommon | #270 | |
| South Africa | Uncommon | #858 | |
| South Sudan | Rare | #322 | |
| Spain | Common | #602 | |
| Sri Lanka | Common | #375 | |
| Sudan | Uncommon | #263 | |
| Suriname | Uncommon | #486 | |
| Sweden | Rare | #476 | |
| Switzerland | Uncommon | #408 | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | Common | #192 | |
| Tajikistan | Rare | #224 | |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | Uncommon | #890 | |
| Thailand | Common | #822 | |
| Timor-Leste | Rare | #169 | |
| Togo | Uncommon | #314 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Common | #322 | |
| Tunisia | Rare | #197 | |
| Turkmenistan | Rare | #181 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Uncommon | #107 | |
| Türkiye | Common | #393 | |
| Uganda | Uncommon | #809 | |
| Ukraine | Uncommon | #380 | |
| United Arab Emirates | Common | #377 | |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Uncommon | #564 | |
| United States of America | Common | #1058 | |
| Uruguay | Common | #363 | |
| Uzbekistan | Uncommon | #264 | |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Common | #881 | |
| Viet Nam | Common | #650 | |
| Virgin Islands (British) | Rare | #086 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) | Uncommon | #123 | |
| Western Sahara | Rare | #145 | |
| Yemen | Rare | #194 | |
| Zambia | Uncommon | #617 | |
| Zimbabwe | Uncommon | #533 | |
| Alabama | Uncommon | #318 | |
| Alberta (Black-crowned night-heron) | Rare | #064 | |
| Arizona | Common | #446 | |
| Arkansas | Rare | #293 | |
| British Columbia | Uncommon | #411 | |
| California | Common | #578 | |
| Colorado | Uncommon | #419 | |
| Connecticut | Uncommon | #304 | |
| Delaware | Uncommon | #274 | |
| District of Columbia | Uncommon | #211 | |
| Florida | Common | #418 | |
| Georgia | Uncommon | #318 | |
| Hawaii | Common | #198 | |
| Idaho | Uncommon | #313 | |
| Illinois | Uncommon | #315 | |
| Indiana | Uncommon | #285 | |
| Iowa | Rare | #289 | |
| Kansas | Uncommon | #322 | |
| Kentucky | Uncommon | #277 | |
| Louisiana | Uncommon | #322 | |
| Maine | Uncommon | #315 | |
| Manitoba | Rare | #294 | |
| Maryland | Uncommon | #319 | |
| Massachusetts | Uncommon | #349 | |
| Michigan | Uncommon | #330 | |
| Minnesota | Uncommon | #329 | |
| Mississippi | Uncommon | #292 | |
| Missouri | Uncommon | #289 | |
| Montana | Uncommon | #335 | |
| Nebraska | Uncommon | #332 | |
| Nevada | Common | #351 | |
| New Brunswick | Uncommon | #282 | |
| New Hampshire | Uncommon | #296 | |
| New Jersey | Uncommon | #329 | |
| New Mexico | Uncommon | #429 | |
| New York | Uncommon | #386 | |
| North Carolina | Uncommon | #334 | |
| North Dakota | Uncommon | #275 | |
| Nova Scotia | Rare | #325 | |
| Ohio | Uncommon | #329 | |
| Oklahoma | Uncommon | #336 | |
| Ontario | Uncommon | #368 | |
| Oregon | Uncommon | #412 | |
| Pennsylvania | Uncommon | #323 | |
| Québec | Uncommon | #341 | |
| Rhode Island | Uncommon | #274 | |
| Saskatchewan | Uncommon | #274 | |
| South Carolina | Common | #308 | |
| South Dakota | Uncommon | #310 | |
| Tennessee | Uncommon | #305 | |
| Texas | Common | #534 | |
| Utah | Uncommon | #366 | |
| Vermont | Uncommon | #274 | |
| Virginia | Uncommon | #352 | |
| Washington | Uncommon | #385 | |
| West Virginia | Rare | #255 | |
| Wisconsin | Uncommon | #327 | |
| Wyoming | Uncommon | #313 | |
| Afghanistan | Rare | #189 | Vagrant |
| Anguilla | Rare | #074 | Vagrant |
| Belarus | Rare | #259 | Vagrant |
| Equatorial Guinea | Rare | #290 | Vagrant |
| Faroe Islands | Rare | #184 | Vagrant |
| Finland | Rare | #375 | Vagrant |
| Gibraltar | Rare | #136 | Vagrant |
| Guernsey | Rare | #168 | Vagrant |
| Isle of Man | Rare | #194 | Vagrant |
| Jersey | Rare | #155 | Vagrant |
| Latvia | Rare | #238 | Vagrant |
| Lesotho | Rare | #233 | Vagrant |
| Liechtenstein | Rare | #173 | Vagrant |
| Lithuania | Rare | #267 | Vagrant |
| Luxembourg | Rare | #274 | Vagrant |
| Mali | Rare | #307 | Vagrant |
| Mauritius | Rare | #082 | Vagrant |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Rare | #202 | Vagrant |
| Somalia | Rare | #299 | Vagrant |
| Alaska | Rare | #391 | Vagrant |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Rare | #267 | Vagrant |
| Prince Edward Island | Rare | #210 | Vagrant |
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Field notes
What to look for
A stocky, hunched heron with a black cap and back, grey wings, white underparts and red eyes; a short thick neck.
Where
Cattail marshes and lake edges on the southern prairie and parkland.
When
May to September, mostly dusk and night; the loud 'quok' call in the dark gives it away.
Tips
Much shorter and chunkier than a great blue heron. Juveniles are brown and streaky.
Related species
Birds near it in Alberta's dex.
🐦American Bittern
#065 · Rare🐦Great Blue Heron
#063 · Uncommon🐦Double-crested Cormorant
#062 · Common🐦Trumpeter Swan
#066 · Rare🐦American White Pelican
#061 · Uncommon🐦Tundra Swan
#067 · Uncommon
#065 · Rare🐦Great Blue Heron
#063 · Uncommon🐦Double-crested Cormorant
#062 · Common🐦Trumpeter Swan
#066 · Rare🐦American White Pelican
#061 · Uncommon🐦Tundra Swan
#067 · Uncommon
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