Nyctanassa violacea (yellow-crowned night heron) | CLASSIFICATION

Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates)
        
        Tetrapoda (tetrapods)
        
        Amniota (amniotes)
        
        Class Reptilia (turtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives)
        
        Class Aves (birds)
        
        Subclass Neognathae (neognath birds)
        
        Infraclass Neoaves (modern birds)
        
        Order Ciconiiformes (storks and relatives)
        
        Family Ardeidae (herons)
        
        Subfamily Ardeinae (herons and egrets)
        
        Genus Nyctanassa (yellow-crowned night heron)
        
        Species Nyctanassa violacea (yellow-crowned night heron)
        
        Subspecies Nyctanassa violacea bancrofti
        
        Subspecies Nyctanassa violacea caliginis
        
        Subspecies Nyctanassa violacea cayennensis
        
        Subspecies Nyctanassa violacea pauper
        
        Subspecies Nyctanassa violacea violacea