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Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax violaceus violaceus (Subspecies)

Taxon | Taxonomic overview and related information

Taxon details

NameYellow-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax violaceus violaceus
Common/Māori namesYellow-crowned Night Heron
Higher ClassificationAnimalia | Chordata | Aves | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | Nycticorax | violaceus | violaceus