Herons, Bitterns
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
The yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea, formerly in the genus Nycticorax), is one of two species of night herons found in the Americas, the other one being the black-crowned night heron. It is known as the Bihoreau Violacé in French and the Pedrete Corona Clara in Spanish.
- Family
- Herons, Bitterns
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Weight
- 682 g
- Habitat
- Coastal
- Diet
- Vertebrates, fish and carrion
- Migration
- Partial migrant
- Countries recorded
- 47
