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Common Name
Yellow-Crowned Night Heron
Alternate Names Common TypeHeron
Order
Pelecaniformes
Family
Ardeidae
Genus
Nyctanassa
Species
violacea
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Location Photographed
Juvenile N.J, Yellow Crowned Night Herron DR, Yellow Crowned Night Herron FLA
Number of Sub-Species
Five Sub Species
Migratory or Resident
Migratory
Preferred Habitat
Shallow water in marshes, wooded swamps, lakeshores, mangroves and coasts
Distribution and Range
Breeds in southeast US, winters in Mexico, Caribbean, Central America and northern coastal South America
Food