Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
(L 24" WS 42" Wt 1.5 lb)
Threatened or endangered in
New Jersey, Wisc. and Penn.
New Jersey, Wisc. and Penn.
So. Padre Island
Birding & Nature Ctr
Birding & Nature Ctr
15Apr2010
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Nyctanassa is Greek for a night
waterbird; violacea is Latin for
violet.
waterbird; violacea is Latin for
violet.