Order
Pelecaniformes
Family
Ardeidae
Genus
Nyctanassa
 
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Yellow-crowned Night-heron Nyctanassa violacea

Albert Martínez-Vilalta, Anna Motis, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published November 21, 2016

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Distribution of the Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Range Map
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Distribution of the Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Recommended Citation

Martínez-Vilalta, A., A. Motis, and G. M. Kirwan (2016). Yellow-crowned Night-heron (Nyctanassa violacea). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved from Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive: https://birdsoftheworld.org/hbw/species/ycnher/1.0
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