Zigzag Heron
| Zigzag Heron | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Ardeidae |
| Genus: | Zebrilus Bonaparte, 1855 |
| Species: | Z. undulatus |
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| Zebrilus undulatus (Gmelin, 1789) |
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The Zigzag Heron (Zebrilus undulatus) is a species of heron in the Ardeidae family, also including egrets and bitterns. It is in the monotypic genus Zebrilus.[2] It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical swamps. The Zigzag Heron is a species of the entire Amazon Basin, east of the Andes cordillera, and the five bordering countries on the basin's western periphery, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. The range does not extend beyond the Orinoco River basin of Venezuela in the northwest, and in the east-northeast encompasses the Guianas; in the southeast Amazon Basin the range does not extend east of the Tapajós River drainage.
[edit] References
- ^ BirdLife International (2008). Zebrilus undulatus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 February 2009. .
- ^ "Zigzag Heron (Zebrilus undulatus)". The Internet Bird Collection. http://ibc.lynxeds.com/species/zigzag-heron-zebrilus-undulatus. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
[edit] External links
- Zigzag Heron videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Zigzag Heron photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Ardeidae
- Herons
- Birds of South America
- Birds of Brazil
- Birds of the Amazon Basin
- Birds of Marajó Island
- Birds of Colombia
- Birds of Venezuela
- Birds of Ecuador
- Birds of Peru
- Birds of Bolivia
- Birds of the Guianas
- Birds of Guyana
- Birds of Suriname
- Birds of French Guiana
- Monotypic bird genera
- Animals described in 1789
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