Scientific Name
Nyctanassa violacea
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Nyctanassa violacea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SLBE)
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
Occurrence Notes
Observed by M. Holden, R. Wolinski, E. Pike, & R. Kimpel on 10 July 1986 at Dimmick's Point on North Manitou Island.; Data Source: Wolinksi and Pike 1987
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Sibley 2000
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Frankce and Graf 1994
Seasonality Tags
-
Vagrant
Data Source: Francke and Graf 1994
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
DML
Created Date
8/23/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Leah Kainulainen
Last Modified Date
7/20/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Wolinski, R. A. and E. A. Pike. 1987. First sight record of yellow-crowned night-heron on North Manitou Island. Jack-Pine Warbler: 65(1-2). Sibley, D. A. 2000. National Audubon Society The Sibley Guide to Birds. Chanticleer Press, New York. 544 pp. Francke, C. and L. Graf. 1994. Birds of Leelanau County and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: An Annotated Checklist. Leelanau Conservancy, Leland, MI.
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