Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Spanish: Pedrete corona clara

The yellow-crowned night heron 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.

TaxonomyAves › Pelecaniformes › Ardeidae

Local records203 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records79,176 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2026 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

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Recent local sightings

2026-05-15 — observation by naturazihua-24
2026-05-14 — observation by olgajudith
2026-05-13 — observation by neftali8994
2026-05-04 — observation by adriang100
2026-05-02 — observation by adriang100
2026-04-26 — observation by alex_nava_hernandez

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Birds guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/nyctanassa-violacea/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.