Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Pelecaniformes
Family
Ardeidae
Genus
Nyctanassa
eBird Code
ycnher

Vocalizations

Craig Hensley · CC_BY_4_0
Stephen John Davies · CC0_1_0
Laura Mae · CC_BY_4_0
JD F. · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (5)

  • Nyctanassa violacea bancrofti

    western Mexico (including Socorro and Tres Marias Islands) to western Nicaragua and throughout the West Indies

  • Nyctanassa violacea caliginis

    Panama to Peru

  • Nyctanassa violacea cayennensis

    Colombia to eastern Brazil

  • Nyctanassa violacea pauper

    Galapagos

  • Nyctanassa violacea violacea

    central and eastern USA to eastern Mexico and Honduras

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (ycnher) Avibase

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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