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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 Mazatlan

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Ardea violacea.

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Photography ID: 185521
  Adult
Mazatlan
Sinaloa
Mexico
01/10/2017
Virginia Bonifacio
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Photography ID: 139447
  Adult
Mazatlan
Sinaloa
Mexico
12/18/2015
Esteban Argerich



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
52823010/01/2017MexicoSinaloaIsla de la Piedra, Mazatlan10Virginia Bonifacio
40602618/12/2015MexicoSinaloaMazatlanEsteban Argerich
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 17/03/2026.