Herons (Ardeidae)
Rufescent Tiger-heron (Tigrisoma lineatum) - HBW 1, p. 422
French: Onoré rayé
German: Marmorreiher
Spanish: Avetigre Colorada
Other common names: Lined/Banded Tiger-heron
Taxonomy: Ardea lineata Boddaert, 1783, Cayenne.
Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- lineatum (Boddaert, 1783) - SE Mexico to W Ecuador and E through Amazonia to N Bolivia, E Brazil and NE Argentina.
- marmoratum (Vieillot, 1817) - C Bolivia to E Brazil and S to NE Argentina.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Adult with chick sitting on the nest close to the river Locality Hato El Cedral, Apure State, Venezuela
Thore Noernberg 18 July 2012 41 weeks ago 29 sec 4.8 -
A juvenile looking for prey on the edge of the river. Locality Fazenda Praia Alta, Tocantins State, Brazil (ssp lineatum)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2011 46 weeks ago 23 sec 4.8 -
An adult bird at the nest with its chick Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp marmoratum)
Will Carter 5 June 2007 5 years ago 28 sec 4.7 -
An adult calling Locality Curicaca Wildlife Refuge, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp marmoratum)
Alex García · Videoaves 23 July 2009 5 years ago 36 sec 4.7 -
Close-up views of an adult bird, raising it's crest and cleaning bill with its tongue. Locality Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp marmoratum)
Mark Andrews 8 September 2010 2 years ago 39 sec 4.7 -
A head detail of an adult bird, resting and preening, while a Ringed Kingfisher is alarming on the background. Locality Curicaca Wildlife Refuge, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp marmoratum)
Alex García · Videoaves 4 July 2008 4 years ago 40 sec 4.6
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Juvenile hunting from a low bough over the water's edge of an oxbow lake.
Locality Karanambu Lodge, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region, Guyana (ssp lineatum)
Allan Hopkins 27 November 2012 18 weeks ago 4.5 -
stalking in Oxbow lake
Locality Tambopata Research Center, Tambopata National Park, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp lineatum)
andrewlapworth 11 October 2005 4 years ago 4.1 -
An adult portrait.
Locality Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp marmoratum)
raniero massoli-novelli 1 June 2004 2 years ago 4.1 -
Bird perching on the rocks
Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
hawk 24 October 2008 10 weeks ago 4 -
Juvenil perching on a tree
Locality Hato El Cedral, Apure State, Venezuela
Thore Noernberg 4 December 2011 25 weeks ago 4 -
2 chicks on a nest in a flooded area of the Matiyure River
Locality Hato El Cedral, Apure State, Venezuela
Thore Noernberg 11 July 2011 44 weeks ago 4
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Calls by an adult bird perched at the river's edge. Locality Fazenda Praia Alta, Tocantins State, Brazil
(ssp lineatum)
Josep del Hoyo 2 August 2011 1 year ago 3
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