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Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa
violacea
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Yellow-crowned Night Heron: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/992
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YCNH
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
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S3B (State watchlist breeder)
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Animalia
Class Aves
Order Pelecaniformes
Family Ardeidae
Genus Nyctanassa
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Kingdom Animalia
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Genus Nyctanassa
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