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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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Foto
Photography ID: 593312
  Adult
Punta Cana
La Altagracia
Dominican Republic
06/28/2018
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 593311
  Adult
Punta Cana
La Altagracia
Dominican Republic
06/28/2018
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 314423
  Adult
Houston
Texas
United States
06/22/2018
Pablo Echevarría
Foto
Photography ID: 294269
  Adult
Akumal
Quintana Roo
Mexico
02/28/2018
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 291124
  Juvenile
Isla Barú
Bolívar
Colombia
09/21/2018
Héctor Schreiber
Foto
Photography ID: 290875
  Juvenile
Isla Barú
Bolívar
Colombia
09/21/2018
Héctor Bernardo Fernández
Foto
Photography ID: 288296
  Adult
Maceio
Alagoas
Brazil
07/11/2018
Eduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira
Foto
Photography ID: 275254
  Adult
Punta Cana
La Altagracia
Dominican Republic
06/28/2018
Adrian Braidotti



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
85130921/11/2018ColombiaMagdalenaCienaga grande de santa marta,camino a barranquilla, Santa Marta1Dario Juan Wendeler
105664619/11/2018PeruLimaRefugio de Vida Silvestre Los Pantanos de Villa4Julian Quillen Vidoz
81804121/09/2018ColombiaBolívarIsla BarúHéctor Schreiber
81740221/09/2018ColombiaBolívarIsla BarúHéctor Bernardo Fernández
81021111/07/2018BrazilAlagoasAabb, MaceioEduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira
77752810/07/2018United StatesLouisianaLand of Lakes FarmUlises Balza
77772528/06/2018Dominican RepublicLa AltagraciaPlaya Cabeza de Toro, Punta CanaAdrian Braidotti
88087022/06/2018United StatesTexasHoustonPablo Echevarría
74868721/04/2018PeruLimaPantanos de Villa, LimaRutger Koperdraad
71237511/03/2018PeruLimaPantanos de VillaRutger Koperdraad
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 12/04/2026.