Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) wildspecies.ca

Sensitive

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Birds

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Common Names

English common name:

Black-crowned Night-Heron

French common name:

Bihoreau gris

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Black-Crowned Night-Heron	Bihoreau gris
2005	Black-crowned Night-Heron	Bihoreau gris
2010	Black-crowned Night-Heron	Bihoreau gris
2015	Black-crowned Night-Heron	Bihoreau gris
2020	Black-crowned Night-Heron	Bihoreau gris

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Reptilia

Subclass

Aves

Infraclass

Neognathae

Superorder

Neoaves

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Nycticorax nycticorax	Ardeidae	Ciconiiformes
2005	Nycticorax nycticorax	Ardeidae	Ciconiiformes
2010	Nycticorax nycticorax	Ardeidae	Ciconiiformes
2015	Nycticorax nycticorax	Ardeidae	Ciconiiformes
2020	Nycticorax nycticorax	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change
2000	Vulnerable
2005	Secure	Reduced level of risk.	Procedural change.
2010	Secure
2015	Secure
2020	Apparently Secure	Increased level of risk.	Criteria revision.

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - N5B,N1N,N4N5M
2020	Apparently Secure - N4B,N2N

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1B,S1N,S1M
2020	Possibly Extirpated - SHB,S1N

Alberta
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3B,S3M
2020	Vulnerable - S3B

Saskatchewan
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4B,S4M
2020	Apparently Secure - S4B

Manitoba
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Apparently Secure - S4B,SNRM
2020	Apparently Secure - S4B,SNRM

Ontario
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3B,SNRM
2020	Vulnerable - S3B,S2N,S4M

Quebec
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4B,S4M
2020	Vulnerable - S3S4B

New Brunswick
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1S2B,S1S2M
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1S2B

Nova Scotia
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1B,S1M
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1B

Prince Edward Island
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present