Meanings
nounblack-crowned night heron (plural black-crowned night herons)
plural black-crowned night herons
- A medium-sized heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), found throughout a large part of the world, except in the coldest regions and Australasia.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Afrikaans gewone nagreier
- gewone nagreierNycticorax nycticorax
Arabic غُرَاب اللَيْل أَسْوَد التَاج
- غُرَاب اللَيْل أَسْوَد التَاج (ḡurāb al-layl ʔaswad at-tāj)Nycticorax nycticorax
Basque amiltxori arrunt
- amiltxori arruntNycticorax nycticorax
Bengali নিশি বক
- নিশি বক (niśi bok)Nycticorax nycticorax
Bulgarian нощна чапла
- нощна чапла (noštna čapla)Nycticorax nycticorax
Catalan martinet de nit
- martinet de nitNycticorax nycticorax
Chinese Cantonese 夜鷺 /夜鹭
- 夜鷺 /夜鹭 (je⁶ lou⁶)Nycticorax nycticorax
Chinese Mandarin 夜鷺 /夜鹭
- 夜鷺 /夜鹭 (yèlù)Nycticorax nycticorax
Czech kvakoš noční
- kvakoš nočníNycticorax nycticorax
Danish nathejre
- nathejreNycticorax nycticorax
Dutch kwak
- kwakNycticorax nycticorax
Esperanto noktardeo
- noktardeoNycticorax nycticorax
Estonian ööhaigur
- ööhaigurNycticorax nycticorax
Finnish yöhaikara
- yöhaikaraNycticorax nycticorax
French bihoreau gris, héron bihoreau
- bihoreau grisNycticorax nycticorax
- héron bihoreauNycticorax nycticorax
- corbeau de nuitNycticorax nycticorax
German Nachtreiher
- NachtreiherNycticorax nycticorax
Greek νυχτοκόρακας
- νυχτοκόρακας (nychtokórakas)Nycticorax nycticorax
Hawaiian ʻaukuʻu
- ʻaukuʻuNycticorax nycticorax
Hebrew אנפת לילה מצויה
- אנפת לילה מצויהNycticorax nycticorax
Hungarian bakcsó, vakvarjú
- bakcsóNycticorax nycticorax
- vakvarjúNycticorax nycticorax
- kvakvarjúNycticorax nycticorax
- oláhpapNycticorax nycticorax
- kakcsóNycticorax nycticorax
- vakkányaNycticorax nycticorax
Indonesian kowak-malam abu
- kowak-malam abuNycticorax nycticorax
Irish corr oíche
- corr oícheNycticorax nycticorax
Italian nitticora
- nitticoraNycticorax nycticorax
Japanese 五位鷺
- 五位鷺 (goisagi)Nycticorax nycticorax
Korean 해오라기
- 해오라기 (hae'oragi)Nycticorax nycticorax
Latvian nakts gārnis
- nakts gārnisNycticorax nycticorax
Lithuanian naktikovas
- naktikovasNycticorax nycticorax
Malay burung puchong kuak
- burung puchong kuakNycticorax nycticorax
Norwegian Bokmål natthegre
- natthegreNycticorax nycticorax
Persian حواصیل کاکلسیاه
- حواصیل کاکلسیاهNycticorax nycticorax
Polish ślepowron
- ślepowronNycticorax nycticorax
Portuguese savacu, socó-dorminhoco
- savacuNycticorax nycticorax
- socó-dorminhocoNycticorax nycticorax
Romanian stârc de noapte
- stârc de noapteNycticorax nycticorax
Russian обыкнове́нная ква́ква, ночна́я ца́пля
- обыкнове́нная ква́ква (obyknovénnaja kvákva)Nycticorax nycticorax
- ночна́я ца́пля (nočnája cáplja)Nycticorax nycticorax
Slovak chavkoš nočný
- chavkoš nočnýNycticorax nycticorax
Spanish martinete común, pedrete gris
- martinete comúnNycticorax nycticorax
- pedrete grisNycticorax nycticorax
- garza brujaNycticorax nycticorax
- huairavoNycticorax nycticorax
- guacoNycticorax nycticorax
- huacoNycticorax nycticorax
- cuacoNycticorax nycticorax
- gauda (Chiloé)Nycticorax nycticorax
Swedish natthäger
- natthägerNycticorax nycticorax
Tamil இராக்கொக்கு
- இராக்கொக்கு (irākkokku)Nycticorax nycticorax
Thai นกแขวก
- นกแขวกNycticorax nycticorax
Turkish gece balıkçılı
- gece balıkçılıNycticorax nycticorax
Ukrainian квак
- квак (kvak)Nycticorax nycticorax
Vietnamese vạc
- vạcNycticorax nycticorax
Welsh crëyr y nos
- crëyr y nosNycticorax nycticorax
Cite this entry
APA
black-crowned night heron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black-crowned%20night%20heron
MLA
“black-crowned night heron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black-crowned%20night%20heron. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “black-crowned night heron,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black-crowned%20night%20heron.
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