Herons, Bitterns

Whistling Heron

Syrigma sibilatrix

The Whistling Heron (Syrigma sibilatrix) is a 463 g wetland bird that eats a bit of everything. Some populations migrate.

Family

Herons, Bitterns

Order

Pelecaniformes

Weight

463 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

9

Recorded in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay, Paraguay, Venezuela, Bolivia, Panama, Ecuador.

Where to see it: Playa - Ex Calera San Antonio (Paraguay); Parque Simon Bolivar (Venezuela); Laguna del Diario (Uruguay); Barba Azul Nature Reserve (Bolivia); PN Iberá · Portal Laguna Iberá (Carlos Pellegrini y Laguna Iberá) (Argentina).

Photo: (c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist