Names
| Dutch name | Geelkruinkwak |
| English name | Yellow-crowned Night Heron |
| Alternative English name | Night Gaulin (St. Martin) |
| Alternative English name | Crabeater (Saba, St. Eustatius) |
| Papiamento name | Krabèchi Korona Hel (Bonaire, Curaçao) |
| Papiamento name | Krabèchi (Aruba) |
| Valid name | Nyctanassa violacea (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Synonym | Nyctanassa violacea jamaicensis Gmelin |
Classification
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Animalia [kingdom]
Animals
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Chordata [phylum]
Chordates
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Aves [class]
Birds
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Pelecaniformes [order]
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Ardeidae [family]
Herons, Bitterns
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Nyctanassa Stejneger, 1887 [genus]
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Nyctanassa violacea (Linnaeus, 1758) [species]
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
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Nyctanassa violacea (Linnaeus, 1758) [species]
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
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Nyctanassa Stejneger, 1887 [genus]
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Ardeidae [family]
Herons, Bitterns
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Pelecaniformes [order]
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Aves [class]
Birds
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Chordata [phylum]
Chordates