Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 55,645
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Yellow-crowned night heron”.