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Yellow-crowned Night Heron / Nyctanassa violacea

Yellow-crowned Night Heron bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsYellow crowned Night Heron, Bancroft's night Heron, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Old latin name for birdLarus vero, Nycticorax violacea, Nyctanassa violaceus, Nycticorax violaceus, Ardea violacea
OrderPelicans and relatives / Pelecaniformes
FamilyHerons, Bitterns / Ardeidae
GenusNyctanassa
Breeding regionMiddle America, North America, South America
Breeding subregione USA to Peru and e Brazil

Yellow-crowned Night Heron bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Robson Silva e Silva
    Brazil
  • 2.
    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 3.
    Flight and landing calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 4.
    Call, © Robin Carter
    United States
  • 5.
    Calls, © Niels Krabbe
    Ecuador
  • 6.
    Alarm call, call, female, male, © Antonio Silveira
    Brazil
  • 7.
    Calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 8.
    Alarm calls, immature, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 9.
    Flight calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 10.
    Alarm call, © Antonio Silveira
    Brazil
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Bermuda Night Heron

Where to see Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Yellow-crowned Night Heron subspecies (5)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Nyctanassa violacea bancroftiw Mexico to w Nicaragua, Socorro I. and West Indies-No
Nyctanassa violacea caliginisPanama and w Colombia to Peru-No
Nyctanassa violacea cayennensisPanama and ne Colombia to ne Brazil-No
Nyctanassa violacea pauperGalápagos-No
Nyctanassa violacea violaceac, e USA to e Mexico and e Costa Rica-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGeelkroonnagreier
Azerbaijanisarıbaş qarıldaq
Bengali঴রমদচাুঁচদ চনচ঱ফক
BulgarianАмериканска нощна чапла
Catalanmartinet de nit violaci
Chinese黄冠夜鹭
Chinese (Traditional)黃頂夜鷺
Croatianžutokruni gak, Žutoglavi gak
CzechKvakoš žlutocelý, kvakoš žlutočelý
DanishGulkronet Nathejre
DutchGeelkruinkwak
EsperantoFlavkresta noktardeo, Viola noktardeo
Estoniankrabi-ööhaigur
Finnishkruunuyöhaikara
FrenchBihoreau à calotte jaune, Bihoreau violacé
FrisianGielkrúnnachtreager
GalicianDormiñoco
GermanKrabben-Nachtreiher, Krabbenreiher
Hebrewאנפת לילה צהובת-כיפה
Hungariansárgakoronás bakcsó
IcelandicGulhegri
IrishCorr oíche buí-chorónta
ItalianNitticora violacea, Nitticora corona gialla, Nitticora capogiallo
Japaneseシラガゴイ
Latviandzeltenpieres gārnis
Lithuaniangeltonkepuris naktikovis, Geltongalvis naktikovas
Norwegiangulkronehegre, Gulkronehegre
Norwegian NynorskGulkronehegre
Polishślepowron żółtoczelny, slepowron zóltoczelny
Portuguesesavacu, tamatião, dorminhoco, socó-criminoso, matirão, Matirao, sabacu, sabacú-de-coroa, savacu-de-coroa, goraz-coroado
RussianКрабовая кваква, Желтоголовая кваква, Кваква желтоголовая
SerbianŽutoglavi gak
Slovakchavkoš žltocelý, chavkoš žltočelý, Bučiak fialový
SpanishSavacu-de-coroa, Garza Nocturna Coroniamarilla, Martinete Cangrejero, pedrete corona-clara, Rey Congo Cabeza Amarilla, Yaboa Común, Martinete coronado, Guanabá Real, Martinete Cabecipinto, Garza-nocturna Coroniclara, Guaco Manglero, Garza Nocturna Sabacú, Pedrete Corona Clara, Huairavo de corona amarilla, Martinete Coronigualdo
Swedishgulkronad natthäger
TurkishSarı Tepeli Gece Balıkçılı, Sarı taçlı gece balıkçılı, Sarı Tepeli Gece Balıçılı
Ukrainianквак чорногорлий
WelshCrëyr nos cribfelyn