Aquatic Parasite Observatory

Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758)

• Binomial Species Name: Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Synonyms: None
• Common Name: Black-crowned night Heron
• Synonyms: Night heron
• Taxonomy: Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Pelecaniformes, Ardeidae, Nycticorax nycticorax
• APO Parasite Records:

Parasite Species	Life Stage	Site(s) of Infection
Southwellina spp.	Adult
Ascocotyle felippei	Adult

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