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Nyctanassa
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See also: Nycticorax
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.
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Nyctanassa | |
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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) |
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