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Scientific Name

Nyctanassa violacea

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Nyctanassa violacea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Park

Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)

Sensitive

No

Park Accepted

Accepted

Record Status

Approved

Park Preferred Common Names

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Park Synonyms

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Bilateria
Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
Phylum	Chordata
Subphylum	Vertebrata
Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
Superclass	Tetrapoda
Class	Aves
Order	Pelecaniformes
Family	Ardeidae
Genus	Nyctanassa
Species	Nyctanassa violacea

Occurrence

Present

Nativeness

Native

Abundance

Rare

Seasonality Tags

Breeder
Vagrant

Park Rank Tags

Park rare

Taxa Group Tags

Bird

Threatened Endangered Status

State Species of Concern statuses

Ozone Sensitive Status

NatureServe GRank

NatureServe SRank

Observations

2

References

2

Vouchers

0

External Links

0

Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.

Created By

Converted from non-NPSpecies format by I&M Office

Created Date

10/27/2005 12:00:00 AM

Last Modified By

psuper@nps.gov

Last Modified Date

5/13/2022 1:07:36 PM

Notes

Park Species Detail: Alsop (2001) includes it on the park list; Williams (1978) cites breeding records for park in Cades Cove but no recent breeding records; most recent record in Park Observations is 2010. ATBI Sensitivity = Park-Only Species Notes: Uncommon Summer Resident, Cades Cove; Breeds in Park; Placed by some authors in genus NYCTICORAX; transferred to NYCTANASSA by AOU (1989). DNA-DNA hybridization data support maintenance of NYCTANASSA as distinct from NYCTICORAX (Sheldon, 1987, Auk 104:97-108). STATUS: Native, Breeder, Occasional, Present in Park. Image URL: https://npgallery.nps.gov/GRSM/AssetDetail/57de8aa9aff2488c830319991838f491

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