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Scientific Name
Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
Park
Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site (PUHE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
ʻAukuʻu, Black-crowned Night Heron
Park Synonyms
Nycticorax nycticorax
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Pelecaniformes |
| Family | Ardeidae |
| Genus | Nycticorax |
| Species | Nycticorax nycticorax |
| Subspecies | Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Indigenous
Abundance
Rare
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
Species of Concern
Seasonality Tags
- Resident
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
mpm
Created Date
4/11/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
kweisenborn@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
7/22/2021 8:39:56 PM
Notes
Updates to subspecies based from most recent Gill, Donsker and Rasmussen list from the IOC - Master Lists - IOC Word Bird List (worldbirdnames.org), version 11.2.
Park Species Detail: During the 2003-2004 shorebird, seabird and waterbird inventory of PUHO, the black-crowned night heron was the most numerous and frequently observed species. An average of 2.82 herons was observed per survey and at least one individual was observed on all but two of the 17 surveys (88.2%). Six herons were observed on 20 October 2003. Park Species Data Source: Morin 1996 bird survey; NATUREBIB- 598632, J. Scott Waddington, I & M contractor
