Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
The Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) also commonly known as Yellow-crowned Night-heron, is a species of bird (Aves) in the family Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns) and order Pelecaniformes (Ibises).
Gallery
Adult
Ecuador
, 13 Feb 2010
© Graeme C. Colmer
Juvenile
Ecuador
, 13 Feb 2010
© Graeme C. Colmer
Adult
Tijuana Slough NWR, California, USA
, 18 Mar 2023
© Graeme C. Colmer
Adult
Dallas World Aquarium, Texas, USA
, 16 Sep 2013
© Graeme C. Colmer
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Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Adult
Ecuador
, 13 Feb 2010
© Graeme C. Colmer
Juvenile
Ecuador
, 13 Feb 2010
© Graeme C. Colmer
Adult
Tijuana Slough NWR, California, USA
, 18 Mar 2023
© Graeme C. Colmer
Adult
Dallas World Aquarium, Texas, USA
, 16 Sep 2013
© Graeme C. Colmer
Observed
United States
Canada
Classification
- Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Order: Pelecaniformes
- Family: Ardeidae
- Genus: Nyctanassa
- Species: Nyctanassa violacea
- Genus: Nyctanassa
- Family: Ardeidae
- Order: Pelecaniformes
- Class: Aves
- Phylum: Chordata
- Kingdom: Animalia
Species in the Genus of Nyctanassa
Bermuda Night Heron
Nyctanassa carcinocatactes
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
External Links
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
– Wikipedia
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
– Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
– Audubon.org
