Yellow-crowned Night Heron - Nyctanassa violacea

Bihoreau violacé

Yellow-crowned Night Heronadult, identification

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  • identification
  • adult
  • Martinete coronado
  • savacu-de-coroa
  • Krabbenreiher
  • Nyctanassa violacea
  • Pelecaniformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Pélécaniformes
Family : Ardeidae
Species : Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures

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The picture

O.Net ref. : cala164450
Author :
safari-tanzanie
Plumage : adult

Shooting

date : 2010 Apr
Country : Ecuador (ec)
Region : Galápagos
Place : Isla Santiago Isla Santiago
Lat. : 0° 16' 42'' South
Lng. : 90° 42' 0'' West

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : Canon EOS 7D
Exposure : 1/400 s

aperture : 6.3

Focal length : 500 mm

Iso : 800

Flash : no