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Nyctanassa violacea (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Pelecaniformes
family
Ardeidae
genus
Nyctanassa
species
Nyctanassa violacea

Name

Synonyms
Ardea violacea Linnaeus, 1758
Larus vero Shufeldt, 1917
Nycticorax violaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nycticorax violaceus violaceus
Homonyms
Nyctanassa violacea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
Bihoreau violacé in French
Bihoreau violacé in French
Bihoreau violacé in French
Geelkruinkwak in Dutch
Gulkronehegre in Norwegian
Gulkronet Nathejre in Danish
Krabbenreiher in German
Krappenreiher in German
Martinete coronado in Spanish
Nitticora violacea in Italian
Pedrete corona clara in Spanish
Pedrete corona clara in Spanish
Pedrete corona clara in Spanish
Yellow-crowned Night Heron in English
Yellow-crowned Night Heron in English
Yellow-crowned Night Heron in English
Yellow-crowned Night Heron in English
Yellow-crowned Night Heron in English
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron in English
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron in English
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron in English
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron in English
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron in English
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Yellow-crowned) in English
bihoreau violacé in French
chavkoš žltočelý in Slovak
dzeltenpieres gārnis in Latvian
geltonkepuris naktikovis in Lithuanian
gulkronad natthäger in Swedish
krabi-ööhaigur in Estonian
kruunuyöhaikara in Finnish
kvakoš žlutočelý in Czech
martinet de nit violaci in Catalan–Valencian
savacu-de-coroa in Portuguese
sárgakoronás bakcsó in Hungarian
yellow-crowned night heron in English
ślepowron żółtoczelny in Polish
Желтоголовая кваква in Russian
シラガゴイ in Japanese
黃頂夜鷺 in Chinese
黄冠夜鹭 in Chinese
Geelkruinkwak in Dutch
Yellow-crowned Night Heron in English
Yellow-crowned Night-heron in English
gulkronehegre in Norwegian Bokmål
Crabeater in English
Krabbenreiher in German
Krabèchi in language.
Krabèchi Korona Hel in language.
Night Gaulin in English

Bibliographic References

  1. American Ornithologists' Union, 1989: Thirty-seventh supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds. The Auk, vol. 106, no. 3. 532-538.
  2. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes, 2003: null. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
  3. Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Pp. 1321–1342 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em>
  4. Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright, 2006: null. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259.
  5. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  6. Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p.
  7. Luck et al. 2012; Newbold et al 2012; Belmaker & Jetz 2013
  8. Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p.
  9. Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p.
  10. Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p.
  11. Vanner, M. (2003). The encyclopedia of North American birds. <em>Paragon Publishing.</em> 1-383.
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