Adult © Dominic Garcia-Hall eBird S20298594 Macaulay Library ML 34856121
Juvenile © Martjan Lammertink
Juvenile © Diego Oscar / Sandpiper Birding & Tours
Adult © Audubon de Venezuela
Adult © Colin Fisher
+ 3
Juvenile © Pablo Re
Adult © Nigel Voaden

Rufescent Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma lineatum

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Identification

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This medium-sized heron is found around swamps, marshes, and sluggish streams at lower elevations. Usually seen singly. Adults are distinctive with their bright rufous head and neck. Juveniles are buffy with uneven black barring. Juveniles essentially identical to juvenile Fasciated Tiger-Heron, but note different habitat.

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