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Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Nyctanassa violacea
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Garza Nocturna
Savacu-de-coroa
Family: Ardeidae
Order: Pelecaniformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Ardea violacea.

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Photography ID: 640118
  Immature
Guayaquil
Guayas
Ecuador
03/20/2025
Eugenia Boggiano
Foto
Photography ID: 86739
♂  Adult
Guayaquil
Guayas
Ecuador
01/20/2014
Sebastián Dardanelli



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
230744920/03/2025EcuadorGuayasCerro Santa Ana, Guayaquil2Eugenia Boggiano
43337910/04/2016EcuadorGuayasMalecón del Salado, Guayaquil3Daniel López Condoy
43333825/03/2016EcuadorGuayasMalecón del Salado, Guayaquil4Daniel López Condoy
40467115/02/2016EcuadorGuayasGuayaquilUlises Balza
35392124/10/2015EcuadorGuayasMalecón del Salado, GuayaquilJulián Alfredo Pérez Correa
24867020/01/2014EcuadorGuayasMalecón, GuayaquilSebastián Dardanelli
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 15/03/2026.