Stripe-backed Bittern
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| Stripe-backed Bittern | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Ardeidae |
| Genus: | Ixobrychus |
| Species: | I. involucris |
| Binomial name | |
| Ixobrychus involucris (Vieillot, 1823) |
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The Stripe-backed Bittern (Ixobrychus involucris) is a species of heron in the Ardeidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, and possibly Ecuador. Its natural habitat is swamps.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2008). Ixobrychus involucris. 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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