Rufescent Tiger Heron
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| Rufescent Tiger Heron | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Ardeidae |
| Genus: | Tigrisoma |
| Species: | T. lineatum |
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| Tigrisoma lineatum (Boddaert, 1783) |
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The Rufescent Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma lineatum), also known as the Soco-Boi, is a species of heron in the Ardeidae family.
[edit] Distribution and habitat
It is found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is swamps.
[edit] References
- ^ BirdLife International (2008). Tigrisoma lineatum. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 February 2009. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern.
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