Striated Heron

Butorides striata - Héron strié

Héron strié
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Pelecaniformes

  • Family
    :

    Ardéidés

  • Genus
    :

    Butorides

  • Species
    :

    striata

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 48 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 52 à 60 cm.
  • Weight
    : 200 à 250 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Héron strié
adult plum. breeding
Héron strié
immature

Striated Heron (Butorides striata) is a species of bird in the Ardeidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Héron strié,
  • Garcita verdosa,
  • socozinho,
  • Mangrovereiher,
  • mangrovegém,
  • Mangrovereiger,
  • Airone striato,
  • mangrovehäger,
  • Krabbehegre,
  • čaplička mangrovová,
  • volavka proměnlivá,
  • Mangrove-hejre,
  • kyyryhaikara,
  • Groenrugreier,
  • martinet verd,
  • Krabbahegri,
  • czapla zielonawa,
  • svītrainais gārnis,
  • progasta zelena čaplja,
  • Зелёная кваква,
  • Kokokan laut,
  • ササゴイ,
  • 绿鹭,
  • นกยางเขียว,
  • 綠蓑鷺〔綠鷺〕,

Voice song and call

Héron strié
adult plum. breeding

Habitat

Héron strié
adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Marine Intertidal : Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses)

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

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