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Nycticorax  T. Forster, 1817
Taxonomic Serial No.: 174831

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): Night-Herons [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPelecaniformes  – Pelicans, pélicans, Ibises, ibis, Herons, hérons  
                            FamilyArdeidae Leach, 1820 – Bitterns, Egrets, Herons  
                               GenusNycticorax T. Forster, 1817 – Night-Herons  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Nycticorax caledonicus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) – Rufous Night Heron, Nankeen Night Heron, Martinete canelo, goraz-ruivo, Bihoreau cannelle 
                                  Species Nycticorax duboisi (Rothschild, 1907) – Reunion Night Heron, Martinete de Reunión, goraz-da-reunião, Bihoreau de La Réunion 
                                  Species Nycticorax mauritianus (E. Newton & Gadow, 1893) – Mauritius Night Heron, Martinete de Mauricio, goraz-das-maurícias, Bihoreau de Maurice 
                                  Species Nycticorax megacephalus (Milne-Edwards, 1873) – Rodrigues Night Heron, Martinete de Rodríguez, goraz-de-rodrigues, Bihoreau de Rodrigues 
                                  Species Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758) – Bihoreau gris, Black-crowned Night Heron, Martinete común, goraz-comum 
                                  Species Nycticorax olsoni Bourne, Ashmole & Simmons, 2003 – Ascension Night Heron, Martinete de Ascensión, goraz-de-ascensão, Bihoreau de l'Ascension 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Nycticorax    
       
  Expert: Richard C. Banks  
  Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.   
  Reference for: Nycticorax    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 28 Feb 2025]   
  Reference for: Nycticorax   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Nycticorax   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2011.01.25, website (version 25-Jan-11)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: "Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Nycticorax   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner  
  Publication Date: 1987   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166   
  Page(s): 79   
  Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Nycticorax   
       

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