Nyctanassa Stejneger, 1887
Nyctanassa violacea subsp. bancrofti
Nyctanassa violacea caliginis Wetmore, 1946
Nyctanassa violacea subsp. calignis
Nyctanassa violacea cayennensis (Gmelin, 1789)
Nyctanassa violacea subsp. gravirostris
Nyctanassa violacea pauper (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1870)
Nyctanassa violacea subsp. violacea (Linnaeus, 1758)
