Nyctanassa
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Taxonomy
The genus Nyctanassa was introduced in 1887 by the Norwegian born zoologist Leonhard Stejneger to accommodate a single species, the yellow-crowned night heron, which is therefore the type species. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek nux meaning "night" with anassa meaning "queen" or "lady".
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Species
The genus contains the following two species:
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