Where does the Yellow-crowned Night-Heron live?
Nyctanassa violacea has 879,941 records in 55 countries and territories, from 1843 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 879,941 records
- 55 places
- 159 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesPelecaniformesArdeidaeNyctanassa
When it is recorded
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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 633,240 | |
| Mexico | 55,559 | |
| Costa Rica | 33,360 | |
| Belize | 17,882 | |
| Ecuador | 17,219 | |
| Puerto Rico | 12,695 | |
| Panama | 11,663 | |
| Bermuda | 10,557 | |
| Bahamas | 9,104 | |
| Colombia | 8,080 | |
| Honduras | 7,254 | |
| Brazil | 6,879 | |
| Cuba | 4,960 | |
| Canada | 4,532 | |
| Guatemala | 4,416 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 4,376 | |
| Peru | 4,353 | |
| Venezuela | 3,025 | |
| Curaçao | 2,853 | |
| Dominican Republic | 2,766 | |
| Jamaica | 2,649 | |
| El Salvador | 2,443 | |
| Cayman Islands | 2,333 | |
| Guadeloupe | 2,154 | |
| Grenada | 1,617 | |
| Nicaragua | 1,567 | |
| Bonaire | 1,416 | |
| US Virgin Islands | 1,312 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1,005 | |
| Guyana | 854 | |
| Suriname | 685 | |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 660 | |
| Aruba | 595 | |
| St Kitts & Nevis | 585 | |
| French Guiana | 567 | |
| Saint Martin | 523 | |
| Montserrat | 516 | |
| Anguilla | 482 | |
| Dominica | 466 | |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | 461 |
Showing the top 40 of 55 places.
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Green
3,378,362 records
Black-crowned Night-Heron
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Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.