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title: "Ślepowron żółtoczelny"
description: "Nyctanassa violacea — Ptaki. The yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea) is one of two species of night heron in the genus Nyctanassa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/yellow-crowned-night-heron
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ślepowron żółtoczelny

> Nyctanassa violacea — Ptaki. The yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea) is one of two species of night heron in the genus Nyctanassa.

- Scientific name: *Nyctanassa violacea*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 86023
- Wikidata: [Q764282](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q764282)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4999](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4999)

## Names

- en: Yellow-crowned Night Heron
- de: Krabbenreiher
- es: Garza Nocturna Corona Clara
- fr: Bihoreau violacé
- nl: Geelkruinkwak
- pt: Savacu-de-coroa
- pl: Ślepowron żółtoczelny

## Countries with the most observations

US (61471), MX (10247), EC (2698), CR (2145), PA (925), PR (693), BR (684), BS (536), BZ (408), CO (393), HN (341), CA (319)

## Summary

The yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea) is one of two species of night heron in the genus Nyctanassa. Unlike the black-crowned night heron, which has a worldwide distribution, the yellow-crowned is restricted to the Americas. It is known as the bihoreau violacé in French and the pedrete corona clara or yaboa común in some Spanish-speaking countries.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-crowned_night_heron

## Photo

![Ślepowron żółtoczelny](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-crowned-night-heron/medium.jpg)

Photo: Carter Dorscht · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/207937261

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/yellow-crowned-night-heron?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).