Black-crowned Night Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron · BirdGacha
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Illustration · not to scale
- Body length
- 40 cm
- Body Mass
- 810 g
- Wingspan
- 106 cm
- Diet
- Aquatic prey
- Migration
- Migratory
⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale
Dagger-like or spear bill specialized for precision thrusts and instantaneous underwater strike acceleration (ATK 168).
Tightly preened water-repellent oiled plumage resisting freezing currents and dive water resistance (DEF 132).
* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.
How to identify
Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.
Similar species
Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.
Calls & songs
Sonothèque ADVL · Sources & credits
🌍 Range & Habitat
4 · Subspecies & regional ranges
- Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax
Eurasia s to Africa and Madagascar and e to e Asia, Philippines and Indonesian Arch.
- Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli
s Canada to n Argentina and Chile; Hawaii
- Nycticorax nycticorax obscurus
Chile and sw Argentina
- Nycticorax nycticorax falklandicus
Falkland Is.
Frequently asked questions
What is its scientific name?
Nycticorax nycticorax
Which family does it belong to?
Herons, Bitterns (Ardeidae)
Where is it found?
Worldwide: except Australasia
Sources & credits
📖 Open Full Article on Wikipedia- IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗
- AVONET ↗
- Body length: Wikipedia ↗
- Bird illustration credits ↗ · huashu-bird-sticker · CC BY-SA 4.0
