Nyctanassa (Yellow-crowned and Bermuda Night Herons)

Genus

Yellow-crowned and Bermuda Night Herons

Nyctanassa

1 species in our catalog · found in 51 parks

Species in this group

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
LC

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nyctanassa violacea

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%
Jan
~20%
Feb
~20%
Mar
~20%
Apr
~20%
May
~20%
Jun
~20%
Jul
~30%
Aug
~30%
Sep
~30%
Oct
~30%
Nov
~30%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

midnight6amnoon6pmmidnight

Where to see Yellow-crowned and Bermuda Night Herons

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
1 of 1
~50%
2 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 1
~40%
3 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
~30%
4 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 1
~30%
5 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 1
~30%
6 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
~30%
7 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
~30%
8 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
~30%
9 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 1
~20%
10 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 1
~20%
11 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 1
~20%
12 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
1 of 1
~20%
13 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 1
~20%
14 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
~20%
15 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
~20%
16 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
~20%
17 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
~20%
18 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
~10%
19 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
~10%
20 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 1
~10%
21 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
1 of 1
~10%
22 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
~10%
23 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 1
~10%
24 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
1 of 1
~10%
25 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
~10%
26 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 1
~10%
27 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
~10%
28 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 1
~10%
29 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 1
~10%
30 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 1
~10%
31 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 1
~10%
32 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
1 of 1
~10%
33 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
1 of 1
<5%
34 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
<5%
35 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 1
<5%
36 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
<5%
37 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 1
<5%
38 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
<5%
39 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 1
<5%
40 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
<5%
41 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
<5%
42 Padre Island National Seashore 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
<5%
43 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 1
<5%
44 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
<5%
45 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
<5%
46 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 1
<5%
47 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
<5%
48 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 1
<5%
49 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
<5%
50 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
<5%
51 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 1
<5%

Cities Ranked

#CityCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Guayaquil 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 1
~30%
2 São Luís 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~30%
3 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 1
~30%
4 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
~20%
5 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
1 of 1
~10%
6 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
~10%
7 Recife 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~10%
8 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
~10%
9 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
~10%
10 Havana 🇨🇺 Cuba
1 of 1
~10%
11 San Diego 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
~10%
12 Lima 🇵🇪 Peru
1 of 1
~10%
13 João Pessoa 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~10%
14 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
~10%
15 Vitória 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
<5%
16 Santo Domingo 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
1 of 1
<5%
17 San Pedro Sula 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 1
<5%
18 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
<5%
19 Los Angeles 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
<5%
20 Santos 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
<5%
21 Calgary 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 1
<5%
22 Fortaleza 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
<5%
23 Puebla 🇲🇽 México
1 of 1
<5%
24 Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
<5%
25 Mexico City 🇲🇽 México
1 of 1
<5%
26 Barranquilla 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 1
<5%
27 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
<5%
28 Mesa 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
<5%
29 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
<5%
30 Salvador 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
<5%
31 Sacramento 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
<5%
32 Caracas 🇻🇪 Venezuela
1 of 1
<5%
33 Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 1
<5%
34 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
<5%
35 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
<5%
36 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Sedgwick County Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
2 Saint Louis Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
3 Virginia Zoological Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
4 Houston Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
5 San Antonio Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
6 Henry Vilas Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
7 Salisbury Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
8 Zoológico Tamatán 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity
9 Aquarium of the Pacific 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
10 Florida Aquarium 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
11 South Carolina Aquarium 🇺🇸 United States In captivity