Yellow-crowned Night Heron / Nyctanassa violacea LC

Synonyms Bancroft's night Heron, Yellow crowned Night Heron, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Old latin name for bird Nycticorax violacea, Larus vero, Nyctanassa violaceus, Nycticorax violaceus, Ardea violacea

Yellow-crowned Night Heronbird sounds *

Paused...

« »

1.
Call, © Robson Silva e Silva
Brazil
2.
Flight call, © Paul Marvin
United States
3.
Flight and landing calls, © John V. Moore
Ecuador
4.
Calls, © Niels Krabbe
Ecuador
5.
Alarm call, call, female, male, © Antonio Silveira
Brazil
6.
Uncertain, © Cristopher Rodriguez-Moreira
Ecuador
7.
Alarm calls, immature, © John V. Moore
Ecuador
8.
Calls, © John V. Moore
Ecuador
9.
Call, © Robin Carter
United States
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

Breeding region Middle America, North America, South America
Breeding subregion e USA to Peru and e Brazil

Yellow-crowned Night Heron subspecies (5)

Subspecies	Breeding subregion	Nonbreeding subregion	Extinct
Nyctanassa violacea bancrofti	w Mexico to w Nicaragua, Socorro I. and West Indies	-	No
Nyctanassa violacea caliginis	Panama and w Colombia to Peru	-	No
Nyctanassa violacea cayennensis	Panama and ne Colombia to ne Brazil	-	No
Nyctanassa violacea pauper	Galápagos	-	No
Nyctanassa violacea violacea	c, e USA to e Mexico and e Costa Rica	-	No

Species Name in Other Languages

Language	Translation
Afrikaans	Geelkroonnagreier
Azerbaijani	sarıbaş qarıldaq
Bengali	঴রমদচাুঁচদ চনচ঱ফক
Bulgarian	Американска нощна чапла
Catalan	martinet de nit violaci
Chinese	黄冠夜鹭
Chinese (Traditional)	黃頂夜鷺
Croatian	žutokruni gak, Žutoglavi gak
Czech	kvakoš žlutočelý, Kvakoš žlutocelý
Danish	Gulkronet Nathejre
Dutch	Geelkruinkwak
Esperanto	Flavkresta noktardeo, Viola noktardeo
Estonian	krabi-ööhaigur
Finnish	kruunuyöhaikara
French	Bihoreau à calotte jaune, Bihoreau violacé
Frisian	Gielkrúnnachtreager
Galician	Dormiñoco
German	Krabben-Nachtreiher, Krabbenreiher
Hebrew	אנפת לילה צהובת-כיפה
Hungarian	sárgakoronás bakcsó
Icelandic	Gulhegri
Irish	Corr oíche buí-chorónta
Italian	Nitticora capogiallo, Nitticora violacea, Nitticora corona gialla
Japanese	シラガゴイ
Latvian	dzeltenpieres gārnis
Lithuanian	Geltongalvis naktikovas, geltonkepuris naktikovis
Norwegian	gulkronehegre
Norwegian Nynorsk	Gulkronehegre
Polish	ślepowron żółtoczelny, slepowron zóltoczelny
Portuguese	savacu, tamatião, dorminhoco, socó-criminoso, matirão, Matirao, sabacu, sabacú-de-coroa, goraz-coroado, savacu-de-coroa
Russian	Крабовая кваква, Желтоголовая кваква, Кваква желтоголовая
Serbian	Žutoglavi gak
Slovak	chavkoš žltocelý, chavkoš žltočelý, Bučiak fialový
Spanish	Savacu-de-coroa, Garza Nocturna Coroniamarilla, Martinete Cangrejero, Yaboa Común, pedrete corona-clara, Rey Congo Cabeza Amarilla, Martinete coronado, Guanabá Real, Martinete Cabecipinto, Garza-nocturna Coroniclara, Guaco Manglero, Garza Nocturna Sabacú, Pedrete Corona Clara, Huairavo de corona amarilla, Martinete Coronigualdo
Swedish	gulkronad natthäger
Turkish	Sarı Tepeli Gece Balıkçılı, Sarı taçlı gece balıkçılı, Sarı Tepeli Gece Balıçılı
Ukrainian	квак чорногорлий
Welsh	Crëyr nos cribfelyn