Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
ORDER: CICONIIFORMES
FAMILY: ARDEIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
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A nocturnal heron of the southern swamps and coasts, the Yellow-crowned Night-Heron can also be found breeding along wooded streams northward to Indiana and Illinois.
Measurements
Both Sexes
- Length
- 21.7–27.6 in
55–70 cm - Weight
- 22.9–28.2 oz
650–800 g
Other Names
- Bihoreau violace (French)
- Pedrete enmascarado, Chicuaco enmacarado (Spanish)
Habitat
Marsh
Food
Insects
Nesting
Nest Placement
Tree
Behavior
Stalking
Conservation
Least Concern
Credits
- Watts, B. D. 1995. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea). In The Birds of North America, No. 161 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, and The American Ornithologists¿ Union, Washington, D.C.