Herons, Bitterns

Striated Heron

Butorides striata

The Striated Heron (Butorides striata) is a 202 g wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It stays put all year.

Family

Herons, Bitterns

Order

Pelecaniformes

Weight

202 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

94

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