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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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Records from Florianópolis

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Ardea violacea.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 662257
  Adult
Florianópolis
Santa Catarina
Brazil
01/10/2025
Marcelo Javier Wioneczak
Foto
Photography ID: 230153
  Juvenile
Florianópolis
Santa Catarina
Brazil
03/30/2017
Kahio Mazon
Foto
Photography ID: 134646
  Adult
Florianópolis
Santa Catarina
Brazil
12/12/2015
Marcelo Zanotti
Foto
Photography ID: 134645
  Juvenile
Florianópolis
Santa Catarina
Brazil
12/12/2015
Marcelo Zanotti
Foto
Photography ID: 80169
  Adult
Florianópolis
Santa Catarina
Brazil
01/13/2015
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 39991
  Adult
Florianópolis
Santa Catarina
Brazil
01/02/2014
Esteban Argerich



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
239693910/01/2025BrazilSanta CatarinaBeira-mar Sul, FlorianópolisMarcelo Javier Wioneczak
69341226/01/2018BrazilSanta CatarinaLagoa de Cachoeria de Bom Jesus, FlorianópolisEsteban Argerich
67816219/01/2018BrazilSanta CatarinaCachoeiras de Bom Jesus, FlorianópolisEsteban Argerich
69126526/12/2017BrazilSanta CatarinaPonta das Canas, FlorianópolisEsteban Argerich
64616330/03/2017BrazilSanta CatarinaBaia Sul, FlorianópolisKahio Mazon
39211822/01/2016BrazilSanta CatarinaLagoa de Cachoeria de Bom Jesus, FlorianópolisEsteban Argerich
39229712/12/2015BrazilSanta CatarinaPunta das Canhas, FlorianópolisMarcelo Zanotti
23754706/02/2015BrazilSanta CatarinaCachoeiras de Bom Jesus, FlorianópolisEsteban Argerich
22768913/01/2015BrazilSanta CatarinaLagoa de Cachoeria de Bom Jesus, FlorianópolisJorge La Grotteria
11437902/01/2014BrazilSanta CatarinaCachoeiras de Bom Jesus, FlorianópolisEsteban Argerich
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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.