Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Yellow-crowned Night Heron
The Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns) in the order Pelecaniformes.
- Scientific name
- Nyctanassa violacea
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Nyctanassa violacea violacea
- Nyctanassa violacea bancrofti
- Nyctanassa violacea caliginis
- Nyctanassa violacea cayennensis
- Nyctanassa violacea pauper
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ardea violacea
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- North America = Carolina, ex Catesby.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.143
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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