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Rufescent Tiger-Heron
Vincent A. Vos, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Herons, ibises & storks

Rufescent Tiger-Heron

Tigrisoma lineatum (Boddaert, 1783)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishRufescent Tiger-Heron
DutchRosse Tijgerroerdomp
SpanishGarza tigre colorada
Chinese条纹虎鹭
Sranan Tongosabaku (general name for the group)
Scientific nameTigrisoma lineatum (Boddaert, 1783)

About this species

The rufescent tiger heron (Tigrisoma lineatum) is a species of heron, birds in the family Ardeidae. It is found in wetlands from Central America through much of South America.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPelecaniformes
FamilyArdeidae
GenusTigrisoma

In Suriname

382Records in Suriname
20iNaturalist observations
1857First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini108
  • Commewijne102
  • Para47
  • Nickerie27
  • Paramaribo20
  • Brokopondo17
  • Wanica4
  • Coronie3
  • Saramacca3
  • Marowijne2

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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