Herons, Bitterns

Rufescent Tiger Heron

Tigrisoma lineatum

The Rufescent Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma lineatum) is an 813 g wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It stays put all year.

Family

Herons, Bitterns

Order

Pelecaniformes

Weight

813 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

15

Recorded in Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Costa Rica, Guyana, Suriname, GF, Nicaragua.

Where to see it: Ammo Dump Ponds (Panama); Pantanal · P. Jofre boat on Rio Cuiabá & tributaries (Brazil); Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (Argentina); San Miguelito Jaguar Conservation Ranch (Bolivia); Hato El Cedral (acceso restringido) (Venezuela).

Photo: (c) Ezequiel Vera, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist