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Agami Heron
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Herons, ibises & storks

Agami Heron

Agamia agami (Gmelin, 1789)

NT Near ThreatenedOn Suriname's list of threatened fauna

Names

EnglishAgami Heron
DutchAgamireiger
SpanishGarza agami
Chinese栗腹鹭
Sranan Tongosabaku (general name for the group)
Scientific nameAgamia agami (Gmelin, 1789)

About this species

The agami heron (Agamia agami) is a medium-sized heron. It is a resident breeding bird from Central America south to Peru and Brazil. It is sometimes known as the chestnut-bellied heron, and is the only member of the genus Agamia. In Brazil it is sometimes called Soco beija-flor, meaning 'hummingbird heron', thanks to its unique coloration pattern.

The agami heron is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN, due to predictions of future habitat destruction within its range.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPelecaniformes
FamilyArdeidae
GenusAgamia

In Suriname

52Records in Suriname
1861First record
2025Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne15
  • Sipaliwini6
  • Paramaribo3
  • Nickerie2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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