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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: 603236
  Adult
Pembroke Pines
Florida
United States
08/08/2024
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 585040
  Juvenile
Manglar Old Point
San Andrés y Providencia
Colombia
05/15/2024
Alejandra Pons
Foto
Photography ID: 566748
  Adult
Maceio
Alagoas
Brazil
01/24/2024
Eduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
217247204/10/2024Dominican RepublicLa AltagraciaPlaya Bávaro, Punta CanaGustavo Daniel González
216289508/08/2024United StatesFloridaPembroke PinesSusana Gomez
203675715/05/2024ColombiaSan Andrés y ProvidenciaManglar Old PointAlejandra Pons
204819525/02/2024Costa RicaPuntarenasParque Nacional CorcovadoMarcelo Gavensky
200381413/02/2024BrazilSanta CatarinaFlorianópolis--manguezal do Itacorubi2Diego Oscar
195511824/01/2024BrazilAlagoasAabb Maceió, MaceioEduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira
196318012/01/2024MexicoDistrito FederalBosque de Chapultepec1Pablo Eguia
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 26/03/2026.