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The yellow-crowned night heron is a rather stocky wading bird, ranging from 55 to 70 cm (1 ft 10 in – 2 ft 4 in) and from 650 to 850 g (1.43–1.87 lb), the females being a little smaller than the males. The yellow-crowned night heron has a wingspan ranging from 101 to 112 cm (3 ft 4 in – 3 ft 8 in). [10]
The genus Nyctanassa was introduced in 1887 by the Norwegian born zoologist Leonhard Stejneger to accommodate a single species, the yellow-crowned night heron, which is therefore the type species. [1] [2] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek nux meaning "night" with anassa meaning "queen" or "lady". [3]
Yellow-crowned night heron: Nyctanassa violacea (Linnaeus, 1758) 22 Bermuda night heron (X) Nyctanassa carcinocatactes Olson & Wingate, 2006: 23 Black-crowned night heron: Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758) 24 Ascension night heron (X) Nycticorax olsoni Bourne, Ashmole & Simmons, 2003: 25 Reunion night heron (X) Nycticorax duboisi ...
The night herons are medium-sized herons, 58–65 cm, in the genera Nycticorax, Nyctanassa, and Gorsachius.The genus name Nycticorax derives from the Greek for "night raven" and refers to the largely nocturnal feeding habits of this group of birds, and the croaking crow-like, almost like a barking sound, call of the best known species, the black-crowned night heron.
Black-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax; Yellow-crowned night-heron, ... although the range of one species extends to central California. They are related to ...
Red-crowned parrot Puerto Rican parrot. Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae. Characteristic features of parrots include a strong curved bill, an upright stance, strong legs, and clawed zygodactyl feet. Many parrots are vividly colored, and some are multi-colored. In size they range from 8 cm (3.1 in) to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length.
Yellow-crowned night-heron, Nyctanassa violacea (A) Ibises and spoonbills ... In size they range from 8 cm (3.1 in) to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length. Most of the more than ...
Yellow-crowned night-heron, Nyctanassa violacea; Ibises and spoonbills. Order: ... In size they range from 8 cm (3.1 in) to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length. Most of the more ...