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Yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea)

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Yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea)

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Species/Soort Family/Familie Order/Orde Class/Klasse Phylum/Stam Kingdom/Rijk
Yellow-crowned night heron Herons, bitterns Pelicans, cormorants, and relatives Birds Chordate Animals
Geelkruinkwak Reigers Roeipotigen Vogels Gewervelden Dieren
Nyctanassa violacea Ardeidae Pelecaniformes Aves Chordata Animalia

Ogiva (Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 8 m)

2026:09:17 10:08:20
Yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/1600 sec at F4.5, ISO 1250, distance 57.5 m

Merritt Island NWR, Florida

2013:10:26 14:04:53
Yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
NIKON D7100 with AF Nikkor 300mm f/4 IF-ED, 1/1600 sec at F5.6, ISO 500, distance 0.03 m

Genovesa Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

2015:05:03 10:17:56
Yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/1000 sec at F4.5, ISO 250, distance 19.95 m

James Bay (Santiago Island, Galapagos, Ecuador)

2015:05:04 10:36:49
Yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/800 sec at F5.0, ISO 250, distance 7.08 m

Where I have seen this species

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Herons, bitterns

Orders with photos