Nyctanassa (Yellow-crowned and Bermuda Night Herons)

Genus

Yellow-crowned and Bermuda Night Herons

Nyctanassa

1 species in our catalog · found in 62 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
LC

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nyctanassa violacea

Daily sighting probability ~60% · 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
~30%
Jul
~30%
Aug
~30%
Sep
~30%
Oct
~30%
Nov
~30%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Yellow-crowned and Bermuda Night Herons

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 1
~60%
2 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
~50%
3 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
~30%
4 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~30%
5 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~30%
6 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~30%
7 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~30%
8 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
~30%
9 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~20%
10 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~20%
11 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~20%
12 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~20%
13 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~20%
14 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~20%
15 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~20%
16 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba 1
~20%
17 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~20%
18 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
19 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
20 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1
~10%
21 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
~10%
22 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~10%
23 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~10%
24 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
25 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
26 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
27 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~10%
28 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1
~10%
29 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~10%
30 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~10%
31 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
32 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~10%
33 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala 1
~10%
34 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
35 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
36 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
37 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
38 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
39 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
40 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
41 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
42 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
43 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
44 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 1
<5%
45 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
46 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
47 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
48 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
<5%
49 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica 1
<5%
50 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala 1
<5%
51 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
52 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
53 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
54 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
55 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize 1
<5%
56 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
57 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
58 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
59 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
60 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
61 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
62 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%