Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Nyctanassa violacea - Bihoreau violacé

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Pelecaniformes

  • Family
    :

    Ardéidés

  • Genus
    :

    Nyctanassa

  • Species
    :

    violacea

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 70 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 101 à 112 cm.
  • Weight
    : 650 à 750 g
Longevity

6 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Bihoreau violacé
adult plum. breeding
Bihoreau violacé
adult plum. breeding

Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) is a species of bird in the Ardeidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

  • Nyctanassa violacea violacea (c and e USA to e Mexico and e Costa Rica)
  • Nyctanassa violacea bancrofti (w Mexico to w Nicaragua, Socorro I., West Indies)
  • Nyctanassa violacea caliginis (Panama and w Colombia to Peru)
  • Nyctanassa violacea cayennensis (Panama and ne Colombia to ne Brazil)
  • Nyctanassa violacea pauper (Galápagos Is.)

Foreign names

  • Bihoreau violacé,
  • Martinete coronado,
  • savacu-de-coroa,
  • Krabbenreiher,
  • sárgakoronás bakcsó,
  • Geelkruinkwak,
  • Nitticora violacea,
  • gulkronad natthäger,
  • Gulkronehegre,
  • chavkoš žltočelý,
  • kvakoš žlutočelý,
  • Gulkronet Nathejre,
  • kruunuyöhaikara,
  • martinet de nit violaci,
  • ślepowron żółtoczelny,
  • dzeltenpieres gārnis,
  • Желтоголовая кваква,
  • シラガゴイ,
  • 黄冠夜鹭,
  • 黃頂夜鷺,

Voice song and cries

Bihoreau violacé
First year

Habitat

Bihoreau violacé
adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Marine Intertidal : Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses)

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 31-01-2017
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