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Striated Heron
Butorides striata
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Little HeronButorides atricapilla
Green HeronButorides virescens
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Lava HeronButorides sundevalli
Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
Rufescent Tiger-HeronTigrisoma lineatum
Fasciated Tiger-HeronTigrisoma fasciatum
Cocoi HeronArdea cocoi
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Brazil | 3,304 |
|---|---|
| Colombia | 1,186 |
| Argentina | 1,124 |
| Sao Paulo | 686 |
| United States | 637 |
| Ecuador | 624 |
| Peru | 603 |
| Mato Grosso | 459 |
| Santa Fe | 377 |
| Rio de Jeneiro | 367 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Group and habits
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Shrub nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in shrubs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Platform nestingListed by a harvested source as building platform nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Bamboo nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in bamboo.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Pelicans, Herons, and Allies · Pelecaniformes |
| Family | Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns · Ardeidae |
| Genus | Green-backed Herons · Butorides |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of Bogota Capital District, Colombia
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of United States
- Herons & pelicans of Ontario, Canada
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Striated Heron with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.