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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General
Conservation
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General Information
 
Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-crowned Night Heron
 
Animal Group: Bird
鳥類
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ardeidae
Other Common Name(s): Black-capped Night Heron , Night Heron
Conservation Status
Statutory Protection in Hong Kong
  • Listed in Wild Animals Protection Ordinance (Cap. 170)
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Status
  • Least Concern
Fellowes et al. (2002)
  • Local Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
  • Common resident and winter visitor. Widely distributed in Hong Kong.
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