-
Nycticorax is a
genus of
night herons. The name
Nycticorax means "night raven" and
derives from the
Ancient Gr**** νύκτος,
nuktos "night" and κοραξ, korax...
- The black-crowned
night heron (
Nycticorax nycticorax) [or black-capped
night heron[citation needed]],
commonly shortened to just
night heron in Eurasia...
- medium-sized herons, 58–65 cm, in the
genera Nycticorax, Nyctan****a, and Gorsachius. The
genus name
Nycticorax derives from the Gr**** for "night raven" and...
- The
nankeen night heron (
Nycticorax caledonicus) is a
heron that
belongs to the
genus Nycticorax and the
family Ardeidae. Due to its
distinctive reddish-brown...
- The
Rodrigues night heron (
Nycticorax megacephalus) is an
extinct species of
heron that was
endemic to the
Mascarene island of
Rodrigues in the Indian...
-
Island brown kiwi,
Apteryx mantelli Black-crowned
night heron,
Nycticorax nycticorax Short-eared owl, Asio
flammeus Long-eared owl, Asio otus
Great horned...
- The
Ascension night heron (
Nycticorax olsoni) is an
extinct night heron species from the
genus Nycticorax endemic to the
South Atlantic island of Ascension...
-
Range of N.
violacea Breeding
range Year-round
range Wintering
range Synonyms Ardea violacea Linnaeus, 1758
Nycticorax violaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)...
- exclusively)
warmer coastal regions. They were
formerly included in the
genus Nycticorax, but
today all
major authorities recognize them as distinct. The genus...
-
extinct heron species from Bermuda. It is
sometimes ****igned to the
genus Nycticorax. It was
first described by
Storrs L.
Olson &
David B.
Wingate (2006) from...
