Fasciated tiger heron

Fasciated tiger heron
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Tigrisoma
Species:
T. fasciatum
Binomial name
Tigrisoma fasciatum
(Such, 1825)
Range for T. fasciatum

The fasciated tiger heron (Tigrisoma fasciatum) is a species of heron in the family Ardeidae. It is present in southern Central America and parts of northern and central South America, where its natural habitat is rivers.

In 1988 the fasciated tiger heron was categorized by the IUCN as Near Threatened but as of 2004 they have been recategorized as Least Concern.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Tigrisoma fasciatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22697264A118863107. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22697264A118863107.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.