Yellow-crowned Night Heron [Nyctanassa violacea]
Description
The Yellow-crowned Night Heron is a relatively small heron, similar in appearance to the Black-crowned Night Heron. It is found throughout a large part of the Americas, especially (but not exclusively) in warmer coastal regions. It has a primarily nocturnal feeding habit where prey includes crustaceans, insects, and small fish.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
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|---|---|
| Class |
Birds
Aves
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| Order |
Pelicans and Relatives
Pelecaniformes
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| Family |
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
Ardeidae
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| Genus |
Night Herons
Nycticorax
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