Yellow-crowned night heron
| Yellow-crowned night heron | |
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| Perched at a rookery in Cape May County | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Ardeidae |
| Genus: | Nyctanassa |
| Species: | N. violacea
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| Binomial name | |
| Nyctanassa violacea | |
| Range of N. violacea Breeding range Year-round range Wintering range
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The yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea) is one of two species of night heron in the genus Nyctanassa. Unlike the black-crowned night heron, which has a worldwide distribution, the yellow-crowned is restricted to the Americas. It is known as the bihoreau violacé in French and the pedrete corona clara or yaboa común in some Spanish-speaking countries.