Range Description: Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Nyctanassa violacea

Summary of the extent of the breeding, wintering, migration and year-round range of this species in the Western Hemisphere, including Canada, U.S.A. and Mexico:

Caribbean - Resident year-round: 233,687 square km
Central America - Resident year-round: 272,260 square km
Mexico - Resident year-round: 474,651 square km; Breeding only: 13,133 square km; Wintering only: 99,481 square km
South America - Resident year-round: 1,408,175 square km
U.S.A. - Resident year-round: 68,389 square km; Breeding only: 1,735,149 square km; Migration only: 939,497 square km