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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 República Dominicana

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Ardea violacea.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 635154
  Adult
Las Terrenas
Samaná
Dominican Republic
05/04/2025
Pablo Alberto Re
Foto
Photography ID: 593312
  Adult
Punta Cana
La Altagracia
Dominican Republic
06/28/2018
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 593311
  Adult
Punta Cana
La Altagracia
Dominican Republic
06/28/2018
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 538123
  Adult
Bayahibe
La Altagracia
Dominican Republic
06/02/2023
Pablo Alberto Re
Foto
Photography ID: 538117
  Adult
Bayahibe
La Altagracia
Dominican Republic
06/02/2023
Pablo Alberto Re
Foto
Photography ID: 458656
  Juvenile
Hotel El Quemaito
Barahona
Dominican Republic
07/27/2021
Alejandra Pons
Foto
Photography ID: 457616
  Adult
Hotel El Quemaito
Barahona
Dominican Republic
07/28/2021
Alejandra Pons
Foto
Photography ID: 275254
  Adult
Punta Cana
La Altagracia
Dominican Republic
06/28/2018
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 62845
  Juvenile
Punta Cana
La Altagracia
Dominican Republic
07/18/2014
Federico Galfione



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
235451006/07/2025Dominican RepublicLa AltagraciaHotel Vista SolFederico J. Villegas
228932704/05/2025Dominican RepublicSamanáHotel bahia principe portillo, Las TerrenasPablo Alberto Re
217247204/10/2024Dominican RepublicLa AltagraciaPlaya Bávaro, Punta CanaGustavo Daniel González
177823402/06/2023Dominican RepublicLa AltagraciaHotel Viva Whyndham dominicus palace, BayahibePablo Alberto Re
144744928/07/2021Dominican RepublicBarahonaHotel El QuemaitoAlejandra Pons
145099927/07/2021Dominican RepublicBarahonaHotel El QuemaitoAlejandra Pons
77772528/06/2018Dominican RepublicLa AltagraciaPlaya Cabeza de Toro, Punta CanaAdrian Braidotti
47911514/11/2015Dominican RepublicLa RomanaBayahibe y parque nacional del este, Bayahibe1Dario Juan Wendeler
17920818/07/2014Dominican RepublicLa AltagraciaPunta CanaFederico Galfione
5193015/01/2013Dominican RepublicLa AltagraciaBayahibeAdrian Braidotti
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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.