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


all the pictures

The picture

O.Net ref. : palh167011
Author :
Plumage : adult

Shooting

date : 2014 Jan
Country : Costa Rica (cs)
Region : Limón Province
Place : Parc National de Tortugueros Parc National de Tortugueros
Lat. : 10° 27' 6'' North
Lng. : 83° 29' 59'' West

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : Canon EOS 7D
Exposure : 1/640 s

aperture : 4

Focal length : 500 mm

Iso : 320

Flash : no