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Tricolored Heron
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Herons, ibises & storks

Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor (Statius Muller, 1776)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishTricolored Heron
DutchWitbuikreiger
SpanishGarza Tricolor
Chinese三色鹭
Sranan Tongosabaku (general name for the group)
Scientific nameEgretta tricolor (Statius Muller, 1776)

About this species

The tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor), formerly known as the Louisiana heron, is a small species of heron native to coastal parts of the Americas. The species is more solitary than other species of heron in the Americas and eats a diet consisting mostly of small fish.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPelecaniformes
FamilyArdeidae
GenusEgretta

In Suriname

1,561Records in Suriname
52iNaturalist observations
1857First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo510
  • Commewijne414
  • Nickerie263
  • Coronie93
  • Saramacca9
  • Sipaliwini7
  • Para6
  • Wanica4
  • Brokopondo1
  • Marowijne1

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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