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

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron [violacea]

Nyctanassa violacea [violacea] (= Nyctanassa violacea violacea) (Linnaeus, C 1758)

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Classification

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

Original description

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 identifiers

Avibase ID:
F5CC1BDE57B6B77B

Avibase ID:
avibase-F5CC1BDE

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F5CC1BDE

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
Nyctanassa violacea bancrofti (bancrofti): Baja California and western Mexico to El Salvador and West Indies
Nyctanassa violacea bancrofti (gravirostris): Socorro Island (Revillagigedo Islands off western Mexico)
Nyctanassa violacea caliginis: Panama to Peru
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron [violacea]
Czech:
kvakoš žlutočelý [skupina violacea]
Danish:
Gulkronet Nathejre, Almindelig [violacea Gruppe]
German:
Krabbenreiher [violacea-Gruppe]
Spanish:
Martinete Coronado (grupo violacea)
Spanish (Spain):
Martinete coronado (grupo violacea)
Finnish:
kruunuyöhaikara [alalaji violacea]
French:
Bihoreau violacé [violacea]
Hungarian:
Sárgakoronás bakcsó (violacea)
Icelandic:
Gulhegri [violacea hópur]
Japanese (romaji):
shiragagoi (violacea guru-pu)
Japanese:
シラガゴイ（violacea グループ）
Dutch:
Geelkruinkwak (violacea groep)
Norwegian:
gulkronehegre (violacea gr.)
Polish:
ślepowron żółtoczelny [gr. violacea]
Portuguese (Brazil):
savacu-de-coroa [grupo violacea]
Portuguese (Portugal):
Goraz-coroado [grupo violacea]
Russian:
Крабовая кваква [группа violacea]
Slovak:
chavkoš žltočelý (skup.)
Serbian:
Žutoglavi gak [violacea grupa]
Swedish:
gulkronad natthäger [gruppen violacea]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Yellow-crowned Night-Heron [violacea] ( Nyctanassa violacea [violacea])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Yellow-crowned Night-Heron [violacea] ( Nyctanassa violacea [violacea])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Yellow-crowned Night-Heron [violacea] ( Nyctanassa violacea [violacea])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Yellow-crowned Night-Heron [nominate] ( Nyctanassa violacea [violacea])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Yellow-crowned Night-Heron [nominate] ( Nyctanassa violacea [violacea])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Yellow-crowned Night-Heron [nominate] ( Nyctanassa violacea [violacea])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Yellow-crowned Night-Heron [nominate] ( Nyctanassa violacea [violacea])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Yellow-crowned Night-Heron [nominate] ( Nyctanassa violacea [violacea])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Yellow-crowned Night-Heron [nominate] ( Nyctanassa violacea [violacea])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Yellow-crowned Night-Heron [nominate] ( Nyctanassa violacea [violacea])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Yellow-crowned Night-Heron [nominate] ( Nyctanassa violacea [violacea])
eBird version 1.53: Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Yellow-crowned) ( Nyctanassa violacea [violacea Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54: Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Yellow-crowned) ( Nyctanassa violacea [violacea Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55: Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Yellow-crowned) ( Nyctanassa violacea [violacea Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2015: Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Yellow-crowned) ( Nyctanassa violacea [violacea Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2016: Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Yellow-crowned) ( Nyctanassa violacea [violacea Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Yellow-crowned) ( Nyctanassa violacea [violacea Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Yellow-crowned) ( Nyctanassa violacea [violacea Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Yellow-crowned) ( Nyctanassa violacea [violacea Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2021: Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Yellow-crowned) ( Nyctanassa violacea [violacea Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Yellow-crowned) ( Nyctanassa violacea [violacea Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2023: Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Yellow-crowned) ( Nyctanassa violacea [violacea Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2024: Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Yellow-crowned) ( Nyctanassa violacea [violacea Group]) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Nyctanassa violacea

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Other synonyms

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Bulgarian: Американска нощна чапла [Група violacea]
Czech: kvakoš žlutočelý [skupina violacea]
Danish: Gulkronet Nathejre, Almindelig [violacea Gruppe]
German: Krabbenreiher [violacea-Gruppe]
English: Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Yellow-crowned), Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (nominate), Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Yellow-crowned), Yellow-crowned Night-Heron [nominate], Yellow-crowned Night-Heron [violacea]
English, HBW: Yellow-crowned Night-heron (Yellow-crowned)
English (IOC): Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Yellow-crowned)
English (United States): Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Yellow-crowned)
Spanish: Garza Nocturna Corona Clara (grupo violacea), Martinete Coronado (grupo violacea)
Spanish (Argentine): Garza Encapuchada [grupo violacea]
Spanish (Chile): Huairavo de corona amarilla [grupo violacea]
Spanish (Costa Rica): Martinete Cabecipinto (grupo violacea), Martinete Cabecipinto [grupo violacea]
Spanish (Cuba): Guanabá real [grupo violacea]
Spanish (Ecuador): Garza Nocturna (Huaque) Cangrejera [Grupo violacea]
Spanish (Spain): Martinete coronado (grupo violacea), Martinete Coronado [violacea Group]
Spanish (HBW): Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Yellow-crowned)
Spanish (Mexico): Garza Nocturna Corona Clara (grupo violacea)
Spanish (Panama): Garza-Nocturna Cabeciamarilla (grupo violacea)
Spanish (Peru): Huaco de Corona Amarilla [grupo violacea]
Finnish: kruunuyöhaikara [alalaji violacea]
French: Bihoreau violacé (nominal), Bihoreau violacé (violacea), Bihoreau violacé [violacea]
Hungarian: Sárgakoronás bakcsó (violacea)
Icelandic: Gulhegri [violacea hópur]
Japanese (romaji): shiragagoi (violacea guru-pu)
Japanese: シラガゴイ (violacea グループ), シラガゴイ（violacea グループ）
Scientific: Ardea violacea, Nyctanassa violacea [violacea Group], Nyctanassa violacea [violacea], Nyctanassa violacea violacea
Dutch: Geelkruinkwak (violacea groep)
Norwegian: gulkronehegre (violacea gr.)
Polish: ślepowron żółtoczelny [gr. violacea]
Portuguese (Brazil): savacu-de-coroa [grupo violacea]
Portuguese (Portugal): Goraz-coroado [grupo violacea]
Russian: Крабовая кваква [группа violacea]
Slovak: chavkoš žltočelý (skup.)
Serbian: Žutoglavi gak [violacea grupa]
Swedish: gulkronad natthäger [gruppen violacea], gulkronad natthäger [violacea Group]
Turkish: Sarı Tepeli Gece Balıçılı [violacea Grubu], Sarı tepeli gece balıkçılı [violacea grubu]