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Nyctanassa
Yellow-crowned night heron (N. violacea)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Pelecaniformes
Family:	Ardeidae
Subfamily:	Ardeinae
Genus:	Nyctanassa Stejneger, 1887
Type species
Ardea violacea Linnaeus, 1758
Species
N. carcinocatactes (extinct) N. violacea

Nyctanassa is a genus of night herons from the Americas, especially (but not exclusively) warmer coastal regions. They were formerly included in the genus Nycticorax, but today all major authorities recognize them as distinct.

Taxonomy

The genus Nyctanassa was introduced in 1887 by the Norwegian born zoologist Leonhard Stejneger to accommodate a single species, the yellow-crowned night heron, which is therefore the type species. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek nux meaning "night" with anassa meaning "queen" or "lady".

Species

The genus contains the following two species:

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	†Nyctanassa carcinocatactes (extinct)	Bermuda night heron	Bermuda.
	Nyctanassa violacea	Yellow-crowned night heron	south Florida, the Gulf Coast (Louisiana to Alabama), and the eastern Texas coast; Mexico, Central America, Galápagos - Ecuador, the Caribbean and northern South America (south to Peru and Brazil in coastal regions)

References

1. Stejneger, Leonhard (1887). "Review of Japanese birds: V. Ibises, storks, and herons". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 10 (628): 271–319 . doi:10.5479/si.00963801.10-628.271.
2. Mayr, Ernst; Cottrell, G. William, eds. (1979). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 227.
3. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 277. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
4. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (December 2023). "Ibis, spoonbills, herons, Hamerkop, Shoebill, pelicans". IOC World Bird List Version 14.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 4 August 2024.

Further reading

• "Check-list of North American Birds". American Ornithologists' Union. 1998–2006. Archived from the original on 2007-07-23. Retrieved 2007-07-29.
• Holloway, Joel Ellis (2003). Dictionary of Birds of the United States: Scientific and Common Names. Timber Press. p. 134. ISBN 0-88192-600-0.
• "The Internet Bird Collection". Handbook of the Birds of the World. Retrieved 2007-07-29.
• Peterson, Alan P. (Editor). 1999. Zoological Nomenclature Resource (Zoonomen). Accessed 2007-7-29.
• Remsen, J. V., Jr., C. D. Cadena, A. Jaramillo, M. Nores, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, T. S. Schulenberg, F. G. Stiles, D. F. Stotz, and K. J. Zimmer. A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithologists' Union. Accessed 2007-04-10.

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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Clade: Aequornithes Order: Pelecaniformes
Pelecaniformes incertae sedis †Cladornis? †Torotigidae? Torotix Pelecani Balaenicipitidae Balaeniceps †Goliathia †Paludiavis Pelecanidae †Eopelecanus †Miopelecanus Pelecanus Scopidae Scopus Ardei See below ↓
Ardei incertae sedis †Ardeacites? †Xenerodiopidae Xenerodiops Threskiornithidae incertae sedis †Gerandibis †Milnea †Mopsitta? †Protibis †Rhynchaeites †Vadaravis †Xenicibis Plataleinae Platalea Threskiornithinae †Apteribis Bostrychia Cercibis Eudocimus Geronticus Lophotibis Mesembrinibis Nipponia Phimosus Plegadis Pseudibis Thaumatibis Theristicus Threskiornis Ardeidae †Ardeagrandis Calherodius †Eoceornis †Matuku †Nyctisoma Oroanassa †Proardeola Agamiinae Agamia Ardeinae Ardea Ardeola Butorides Egretta Gorsachius Nycticorax Nyctanassa Pilherodius †Proardea Syrigma †Zeltornis Zonerodius Botaurinae Botaurus Ixobrychus †Pikaihao Zebrilus Cochleariinae Cochlearius Tigriornithinae †Taphophoyx Tigriornis Tigrisoma

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