© Ian Davies
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea
Bryan D. Watts
Version: 2.0 — Published December 21, 2011
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Американска нощна чапла |
| Catalan | martinet de nit violaci |
| Croatian | žutoglavi gak |
| Czech | kvakoš žlutočelý |
| Danish | Gulkronet Nathejre |
| Dutch | Geelkruinkwak |
| English | Yellow-crowned Night Heron |
| English (United States) | Yellow-crowned Night Heron |
| Finnish | kruunuyöhaikara |
| French | Bihoreau violacé |
| French (France) | Bihoreau violacé |
| German | Krabbenreiher |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Kòk lannwit kouwòn jòn |
| Hebrew | אנפת לילה צהובת-כיפה |
| Hungarian | Sárgakoronás bakcsó |
| Icelandic | Gulhegri |
| Japanese | シラガゴイ |
| Norwegian | gulkronehegre |
| Polish | ślepowron żółtoczelny |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | savacu-de-coroa |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Goraz-coroado |
| Russian | Крабовая кваква |
| Serbian | Žutoglavi gak |
| Slovak | chavkoš žltočelý |
| Slovenian | Zlatočeli kvakač |
| Spanish | Martinete Coronado |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Garza Encapuchada |
| Spanish (Chile) | Huairavo de corona amarilla |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Martinete Cabecipinto |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Guanabá real |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Yaboa |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Garza Nocturna (Huaque) Cangrejera |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Garza Nocturna Corona Amarilla |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Garza Nocturna Corona Clara |
| Spanish (Panama) | Garza-Nocturna Cabeciamarilla |
| Spanish (Peru) | Huaco de Corona Amarilla |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Yaboa Común |
| Spanish (Spain) | Martinete coronado |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Chicuaco Enmascarado |
| Swedish | gulkronad natthäger |
| Turkish | Sarı Tepeli Gece Balıkçılı |
| Ukrainian | Квак чорногорлий |
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Yellow-crowned Night-Heron in North and Middle America.
Strays often appear north and west of the mapped range, mainly in spring (adults) or in late summer-early fall (juveniles). See text for details and for distribution in South America.
