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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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Very long bill | Very long bill | ||
*Chestnut head, chest and neck with a white stripe down the front<br /> | *Chestnut head, chest and neck with a white stripe down the front<br /> | ||
'''Immature''': broad black barring on a browny-buff base | '''Immature''': broad black barring on a browny-buff base | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:Rufescent Tiger Heron juvenile.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Sani Lodge, Challuacocha Lagoon, Sucumbios Province, [[Ecuador]], January 2016]] | ||
[[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]:<br /> | [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]:<br /> | ||
'''Central America''': [[Belize]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Panama]]<br /> | '''Central America''': [[Belize]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Panama]]<br /> | ||
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Their diet consists of fish, amphibians, grasshoppers, snakes, crustaceans etc. | Their diet consists of fish, amphibians, grasshoppers, snakes, crustaceans etc. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2014) | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2014) | ||
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Revision as of 18:54, 30 September 2016
- Tigrisoma lineatum
Identification
66–76 cm (26-30 in) Very long bill
- Chestnut head, chest and neck with a white stripe down the front
Immature: broad black barring on a browny-buff base
Distribution
Juvenile
Photo by Stanley Jones
Sani Lodge, Challuacocha Lagoon, Sucumbios Province, Ecuador, January 2016
Photo by Stanley Jones
Sani Lodge, Challuacocha Lagoon, Sucumbios Province, Ecuador, January 2016
Central and South America:
Central America: Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized[1]:
- T. l. lineatum:
- T. l. marmoratum:
- Central Bolivia to eastern Brazil and north-eastern Argentina
Habitat
Undergrowth on river banks and swamps.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of fish, amphibians, grasshoppers, snakes, crustaceans etc.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Arthur Grosset
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rufescent Tiger Heron. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rufescent_Tiger_Heron
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