📋 Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Pelecaniformes |
| Family | Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns (Ardeidae) |
| Species | Nycticorax nycticorax |
| Codes | bcnher, BCNH |
🔍 Identification
The Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) is a member of the Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns family within the order Pelecaniformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Use the eBird species code bcnher when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.
🪶 Related Species in Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns