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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

Synonyms: Ardea violacea.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 195084
  Adult
Ilha da ponta grossa
Paraná
Brazil
11/08/2015
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 139447
  Adult
Mazatlan
Sinaloa
Mexico
12/18/2015
Esteban Argerich
Foto
Photography ID: 134646
  Adult
Florianópolis
Santa Catarina
Brazil
12/12/2015
Marcelo Zanotti
Foto
Photography ID: 134645
  Juvenile
Florianópolis
Santa Catarina
Brazil
12/12/2015
Marcelo Zanotti
Foto
Photography ID: 121148
  Adult
Maceio
Alagoas
Brazil
08/16/2015
Andres Espindola
Foto
Photography ID: 120661
  Adult
Recife
Pernambuco
Brazil
08/14/2015
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 118941
  Adult
Paraty
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
09/14/2015
Alicia Miller
Foto
Photography ID: 98397
  Adult
Pantano de Villa
Lima
Peru
05/15/2015
Rutger Koperdraad
Foto
Photography ID: 87575
  Adult
Pantano de Villa
Lima
Peru
03/08/2015
Rutger Koperdraad
Foto
Photography ID: 86171
  Juvenile
Isla Isabela
Islas Galápagos
Ecuador
02/06/2015
Pablo Marcelo Meyer
Foto
Photography ID: 80169
  Adult
Florianópolis
Santa Catarina
Brazil
01/13/2015
Jorge La Grotteria



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
40602618/12/2015MexicoSinaloaMazatlanEsteban Argerich
39229712/12/2015BrazilSanta CatarinaPunta das Canhas, FlorianópolisMarcelo Zanotti
38211008/12/2015EcuadorSanta ElenaMar Bravo, Picinas de EcuasalEnzo Reyes B.
47911514/11/2015Dominican RepublicLa RomanaBayahibe y parque nacional del este, Bayahibe1Dario Juan Wendeler
55473108/11/2015BrazilParanáIlha da ponta grossaGlauco Oliveira
35392124/10/2015EcuadorGuayasMalecón del Salado, GuayaquilJulián Alfredo Pérez Correa
34371414/09/2015BrazilRio de JaneiroBahía de Paraty, ParatyAlicia Miller
32053916/08/2015BrazilAlagoasPraia do Pratagy, MaceioAndres Espindola
34933314/08/2015BrazilPernambucoRecifeFederico J. Villegas
28735623/05/2015BrazilSão PauloGuaraú, PeruíbeHelbert Eduardo Noventa
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 19/03/2026.