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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Nyctanassa violacea ORDER: CICONIIFORMES FAMILY: ARDEIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Photo

© William L. Newton / CLO

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.

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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
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Food


Insects
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Nesting

Nest Placement

Tree
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Behavior


Stalking
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Conservation

status via IUCN

Least Concern
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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.
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