Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Spanish: Pedrete corona negra

The black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), commonly shortened to just night heron in Eurasia, is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, except in the coldest regions and Australasia (where it is replaced by the closely related rufous night heron, with which it has hybridized in the area of contact).

TaxonomyAves › Pelecaniformes › Ardeidae

Local records107 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records169,968 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2026 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2026-05-12 — observation by titomich
2026-04-10 — observation by mocshire
2026-03-19 — observation by motmot11
2026-03-09 — observation by enviroken
2026-03-09 — observation by motmot11
2026-01-24 — observation by susanabs

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Birds guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/nycticorax-nycticorax/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.