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    The yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea), is one of two species of night heron in genus Nyctanassa. Unlike the black-crowned night heron, which...
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    The black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) [or black-capped night heron[citation needed]], commonly shortened to just night heron in Eurasia...
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    known species, the black-crowned night heron. In Europe, night heron is often used to refer to the black-crowned night heron, since it is the only member...
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    generalists or specialize in certain prey types, such as the yellow-crowned night heron, which specializes in crustaceans, particularly crabs. Many species...
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    Black-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax Yellow-crowned night-heron, Nyctanassa violacea Boat-billed heron, Cochlearius cochlearius Order: Pelecaniformes   Family:...
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    Bermuda. Its anatomy was rather similar to its living relative, the yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea), but it had a heavier bill, a more massive...
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    include the tricolored heron, little egret, snowy egret, and black-crowned night heron. Of these four, only the black-crowned night heron is not a member of...
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  • flowerpecker Yellow-crowned gonolek Yellow-crowned night heron Yellow-crowned parakeet Yellow-crowned tyrannulet Yellow-crowned whitestart Yellow-crowned woodpecker...
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  • International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 74 species of herons, egrets, and bitterns in the family Ardeidae. They are distributed among...
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    clarionensis), and common raven (Corvus corax clarionensis). A variety of yellow-crowned night heron, Nyctanassa violacea bancrofti (gravirostris), is endemic to Socorro...
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    Nyctanassa (category Herons)
    species, the yellow-crowned night heron, which is therefore the type species. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek nux meaning "night" with anassa...
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    turtle at Magens Green iguana at Magens Brown pelican at Magens Yellow-crowned night heron at Magens Bottlenose dolphin at Magens "Collaborative Effort Paves...
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    thrasher Summer/breeders: Green-backed heron Black-crowned night heron Yellow-crowned night heron Little blue heron American bittern Least bittern Great...
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    authors for the black-crowned night heron. The term nankeen in the common name of the species is defined as 'a type of pale-yellow cotton cloth, originally...
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  • roundworm infecting the small intestine of yellow-crowned night heron, Nyctanassa violacea, and eastern green heron, Butorides virescens. It was first described...
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  • bluebird Gray catbird Great kiskadee Humpback whale Mourning dove Northern cardinal White-eyed vireo White-tailed tropicbird Yellow-crowned night heron...
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    The Japanese night heron (Gorsachius goisagi) is a species of night heron found in East Asia. It breeds in Japan, and winters in the Philippines and Indonesia...
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    Green heron, Butorides virescens Black-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax Yellow-crowned night-heron, Nyctanassa violacea Order: Pelecaniformes   Family:...
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    Ardeinae is a subfamily of herons, which includes the day herons, night herons, and egrets. Genus †Proardea (fossil) Genus †Zeltornis (fossil, Early Miocene...
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    orange-cheeked and common waxbills. The yellow-crowned night heron was introduced in the 1970s to replace the extinct native heron. Fossil remains of a variety of...
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    Bubulcus ibis (B) Green heron, Butorides virescens (B) Black-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax (B) Yellow-crowned night-heron, Nyctanassa violacea...
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    tern Sterna hirundo great egret Ardea alba green heron Butorides virescens yellow-crowned night heron Nyctanassa violacea killdeer Charadrius vociferus...
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    great egret, American white ibis, yellow-crowned night heron, northern cardinal, American coot and great blue heron. Mammals such as the white-tailed...
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    egret, Bubulcus ibis Green heron, Butorides virescens Black-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax Yellow-crowned night-heron, Nyctanassa violacea Order:...
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    Nycticorax nycticorax LC Nankeen night-heron, Nycticorax caledonicus (Northern Mariana Islands) (A) LC Yellow-crowned night-heron, Nyctanassa violacea LC Order:...
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    Heron (Egretta caerulea), Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea), Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius), Inca Dove (Columbina inca), Yellow-billed...
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  • barred owl, coyote, white-tailed deer, striped skunk, armadillo, yellow-crowned night heron, wild turkey, bobcat and Cooper's hawk. The southeast portion...
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  • manatee habitat Wood stork near Blue Spring American black vultures Yellow-crowned night heron Red-shouldered hawk, Florida subspecies Manatee in Blue Spring...
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  • Striated heron (Butorides striata) Swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus) Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) Yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa...
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  • wetlands of the sanctuary, including the yellow-crowned night heron, black-crowned night heron, tricolored heron, great egret, and snowy egret. Specialist...
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