Capped Heron
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| Capped Heron | |
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| Standing near a pond | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Ardeidae |
| Genus: | Pilherodius L. Reichenbach, 1853 |
| Species: | P. pileatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pilherodius pileatus (Boddaert, 1783) |
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The Capped Heron (Pilherodius pileatus) is a species of heron in the Ardeidae family. It is in the monotypic genus Pilherodius.[citation needed] It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are rivers, swamps, and freshwater lakes.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2008). Pilherodius pileatus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 February 2009. .
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