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birds
storks and relatives
herons, egrets, bitterns, and relatives
herons and egrets
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Classification
Local animals in this group:
black-crowned night heron
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night-herons
Nycticorax
Kingdom
Animalia
animal kingdom
Animalia: pictures (7319)
Animalia: specimens (3017)
Animalia: sounds (165)
Animalia: maps (42)
Class
Reptilia
turtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives
Reptilia: information (1)
Reptilia: pictures (2420)
Reptilia: specimens (33)
Reptilia: sounds (143)
Class
Aves
birds
Aves: information (1)
Aves: pictures (2052)
Aves: specimens (28)
Aves: sounds (143)
Order
Ciconiiformes
storks and relatives
Ciconiiformes: information (1)
Ciconiiformes: pictures (119)
Ciconiiformes: specimens (2)
Ciconiiformes: sounds (6)
Family
Ardeidae
herons, egrets, bitterns, and relatives
Ardeidae: information (1)
Ardeidae: pictures (110)
Ardeidae: specimens (2)
Ardeidae: sounds (6)
Subfamily
Ardeinae
herons and egrets
Ardeinae: pictures (101)
Ardeinae: specimens (2)
Ardeinae: sounds (6)
Genus
Nycticorax
night-herons
Nycticorax: pictures (23)
Nycticorax: sounds (1)
Species
Nycticorax caledonicus
rufous night heron
Species
Nycticorax nycticorax
black-crowned night heron
Nycticorax nycticorax: information (1)
Nycticorax nycticorax: pictures (23)
Nycticorax nycticorax: sounds (1)