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Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Nyctanassa violacea
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Garza Nocturna
Savacu-de-coroa
Family: Ardeidae
Order: Pelecaniformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: Ardea violacea.

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Number of Photography: 105

Foto
Photography ID: 668300
  Adult
Isla San Cristóbal
Islas Galápagos
Ecuador
05/17/2012
Eugenia Boggiano
Foto
Photography ID: 668299
  Adult
Isla San Cristóbal
Islas Galápagos
Ecuador
05/17/2012
Eugenia Boggiano
Foto
Photography ID: 662257
  Adult
Florianópolis
Santa Catarina
Brazil
01/10/2025
Marcelo Javier Wioneczak
Foto
Photography ID: 655344
  Juvenile
Camino sin nombrar
Magdalena
Colombia
09/18/2025
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 655277
  Adult
Santa Marta
Magdalena
Colombia
09/17/2025
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 655276
  Adult
Santa Marta
Magdalena
Colombia
09/17/2025
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 655275
  Adult
Santa Marta
Magdalena
Colombia
09/17/2025
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 655274
  Adult
Santa Marta
Magdalena
Colombia
09/17/2025
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 655273
  Adult
Santa Marta
Magdalena
Colombia
09/17/2025
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 654297
  Juvenile
Puente Canon
Bolívar
Colombia
09/13/2025
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 640118
  Immature
Guayaquil
Guayas
Ecuador
03/20/2025
Eugenia Boggiano



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Number of Records: 161



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244219318/09/202507:13ColombiaMagdalenaCamino sin nombrar2Lucio La Grotteria
244218118/09/202507:01ColombiaMagdalenaCalle 115 2-60, Bello Horizonte3Lucio La Grotteria
236139118/09/202507:13ColombiaMagdalenaCamino sin nombrar2Jorge La Grotteria
236137918/09/202507:01ColombiaMagdalenaCalle 115 2-60, Bello Horizonte3Jorge La Grotteria
244214117/09/202516:48ColombiaMagdalenaSanta Marta2Lucio La Grotteria
236123817/09/202516:48ColombiaMagdalenaSanta Marta2Jorge La Grotteria
244209116/09/202517:33ColombiaMagdalenaCalle 115 2 391Lucio La Grotteria
235930916/09/202517:33ColombiaMagdalenaCalle 115 2 391Jorge La Grotteria
244183313/09/202508:31ColombiaBolívarCamino sin nombrar1Lucio La Grotteria
244182113/09/202508:15ColombiaBolívarPuente Canon1Lucio La Grotteria
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.