Nyctanassa violacea [violacea or cayennensis] (Yellow-crowned Night-Heron [violacea or cayennensis])

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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron [violacea or cayennensis]

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Order:
  Pelecaniformes
Family:
  Ardeidae
Genus:
   Nyctanassa
Scientific:
  Nyctanassa violacea violacea

Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.143

Protonym:
Ardea violacea

Type locality:
North America = Carolina, ex Catesby.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/162/mode/1up

Avibase ID:
B7E1B307431D0B14

Avibase ID:
avibase-B7E1B307

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B7E1B307

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174843

Geographic range:

Nyctanassa violacea violacea: central and eastern USA to eastern Mexico and Honduras
Nyctanassa violacea cayennensis: Colombia to eastern Brazil

English:
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron [violacea or cayennensis]
French:
Bihoreau violacé [violacea ou cayannensis]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Yellow-crowned Night-Heron [violacea or cayennensis] ( Nyctanassa violacea [violacea or cayennensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Yellow-crowned Night-Heron [violacea or cayanensis] ( Nyctanassa violacea [violacea or cayanensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Yellow-crowned Night-Heron [violacea or cayennensis] ( Nyctanassa violacea [violacea or cayennensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Nyctanassa violacea [violacea or cayanensis]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Nyctanassa violacea [violacea or cayanensis]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Nyctanassa violacea [violacea or cayanensis]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Nyctanassa violacea [violacea or cayanensis]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Nyctanassa violacea [violacea or cayanensis]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Yellow-crowned Night-Heron [violacea or cayanensis] ( Nyctanassa violacea [violacea or cayanensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Yellow-crowned Night-Heron [violacea or cayanensis] ( Nyctanassa violacea [violacea or cayanensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Yellow-crowned Night-Heron [violacea or cayanensis] ( Nyctanassa violacea [violacea or cayanensis])
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Nyctanassa violacea violacea [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

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