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Whistling Heron
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Herons, ibises & storks

Whistling Heron

Syrigma sibilatrix (Temminck, 1824)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishWhistling Heron
DutchFluitreiger
SpanishChiflón
Chinese啸鹭
Sranan Tongosabaku (general name for the group)
Scientific nameSyrigma sibilatrix (Temminck, 1824)

About this species

The whistling heron (Syrigma sibilatrix) is a medium-sized, often terrestrial heron of South America. It is the only species placed in the genus Syrigma. There are two subspecies, the southern S. s. sibilatrix and the northern S. s. fostersmithi.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPelecaniformes
FamilyArdeidae
GenusSyrigma

Related species in Suriname