Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Least Concern

The Yellow-crowned Night Heron is a wetland bird of the Americas. It feeds in shallow water, mud, reeds, or wet grassland on fish, frogs, crustaceans, insects, or other small animals, using patient stalking, probing, sweeping, or quick strikes depending on its bill shape.

Family

Ardeidae

Group

Herons, Ibis, and Allies

Range

Yellow-crowned Night Heron Range — Resident or seasonal range in the Americas

Population

≈ Unknown

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