Herons (Ardeidae)
Capped Heron (Pilherodius pileatus) - HBW 1, p. 405
French: Bihoreau blanc
German: Kappenreiher
Spanish: Garza Capirotada
Taxonomy: Ardea pileata Boddaert, 1783, Cayenne.
Has been placed with night herons and even included in Nycticorax, but is not nocturnal feeder, lacks distinct juvenile plumage and morphologically closer to day herons. Monotypic.
Distribution: Basins of Amazon and Orinoco; from E Panama, E through Guianas to E Brazil, and S through E Ecuador to S Bolivia and Paraguay.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult bird in fishing activity, catching aquatic insects Locality Curicaca Wildlife Refuge, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Alex García · Videoaves 31 March 2006 4 years ago 40 sec 4.8 -
A single individual well exposed (Common behavior at the onset of the rainy season) along a channel of Laguna Barretera, Hato El Locality Hato El Cedral, Apure State, Venezuela
DAVID ASCANIO 9 April 2010 1 year ago 32 sec 4.4 -
A dorsal view of an adult individual on a trunk, flying down to the ground and several views of the bird standing Locality Curicaca Wildlife Refuge, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Alex García · Videoaves 31 March 2006 4 years ago 29 sec 4.4 -
A bird with a fish just hunted, and flying away Locality Hato Piñero, Cojedes State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 December 2003 3 years ago 5 sec 4.3 -
A bird on the ground Locality Pousada Aguapé, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 9 January 2005 3 years ago 5 sec 3.8 -
A single individual well exposed (Common behavior at the onset of the rainy season) along a channel of Laguna Barretera, Hato El Locality Hato El Cedral, Apure State, Venezuela
DAVID ASCANIO 9 April 2010 1 year ago 10 sec 3.7
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Looking for lunch.
Locality Summit Ponds, Panama Province, Panama
Pecky 8 November 2011 5 weeks ago 4 -
Adult
Locality Napo Wildlife Center, Orellana Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 16 June 2011 21 weeks ago 4 -
fishing
Locality Transpantaneira Road, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
Juan Carlos Marín 2 September 2008 2 years ago 4 -
A bird flying at Samiria river. Un ave volando en las orillas del río Samiria
Locality Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve, Loreto Department, Peru
José M. Formentí 9 August 2011 4 weeks ago 3.9 -
An adult bird on a wetland.
Locality Loreto, Beni Department, Bolivia (Monotypic species)
Joe Tobias 27 September 2005 6 weeks ago 3.9 -
An adult bird foraging, close to a Whistling Heron, to compare.
Locality Loreto, Beni Department, Bolivia (Monotypic species)
Joe Tobias 27 September 2005 6 weeks ago 3.8
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