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Noun: yellow-crowned night heron
  1. North American night heron
    "Yellow-crowned night herons can often be seen feeding in coastal marshes";
    - Nyctanassa violacea

Derived forms: yellow-crowned night herons

Type of: night heron, night raven

Part of: genus Nyctanassa, Nyctanassa

Encyclopedia: Yellow-crowned night heron