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Capped Heron
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Herons, ibises & storks

Capped Heron

Pilherodius pileatus (Boddaert, 1783)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishCapped Heron
DutchKapreiger
SpanishGarza real
Chinese蓝嘴黑顶鹭
Sranan Tongosabaku (general name for the group)
Scientific namePilherodius pileatus (Boddaert, 1783)

About this species

The capped heron (Pilherodius pileatus) is a water bird endemic to the neotropics, inhabiting rainforest from the center of Panama to the south of Brazil. It is the only species of the genus Pilherodius, and one of the least known of the heron family, Ardeidae. It is superficially similar to the group of the night herons, but is active during daytime or at twilight.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPelecaniformes
FamilyArdeidae
GenusPilherodius

In Suriname

338Records in Suriname
25iNaturalist observations
1905First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini294
  • Brokopondo14
  • Nickerie8
  • Commewijne4
  • Para4
  • Marowijne1
  • Paramaribo1
  • Saramacca1

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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