Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (41)
- Subspecies (6)
Bryan D. Watts
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 21, 2011
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 21, 2011
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Американска нощна чапла |
| 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 |
Nyctanassa violacea (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Ardea violacea
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.143.
TYPE LOCALITY:
North America = Carolina, ex Catesby.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- NYCTANASSA
- violacea
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Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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