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Fasciated Tiger-Heron
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Herons, ibises & storks

Fasciated Tiger-Heron

Tigrisoma fasciatum (Such, 1825)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishFasciated Tiger-Heron
DutchGestreepte Tijgerroerdomp
SpanishVaco cabecinegro
Chinese横纹虎鹭
Sranan Tongosabaku (general name for the group)
Scientific nameTigrisoma fasciatum (Such, 1825)

About this species

The fasciated tiger heron (Tigrisoma fasciatum) is a species of heron in the family Ardeidae. It is present in southern Central America and parts of northern and central South America, where its natural habitat is rivers.

In 1988 the fasciated tiger heron was categorized by the IUCN as Near Threatened but as of 2004 they have been recategorized as Least Concern.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPelecaniformes
FamilyArdeidae
GenusTigrisoma

In Suriname

8Records in Suriname
4iNaturalist observations
2007First record
2024Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini7
  • Para1

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

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