| Tigrisoma | |
|---|---|
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| Bare-throated tiger heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Ardeidae |
| Subfamily: | Tigriornithinae |
| Genus: | Tigrisoma Swainson, 1827 |
| Type species | |
| Ardea tigrina | |
Tigrisoma is a genus of herons in the family Ardeidae.
The genus was erected by the English naturalist William Swainson in 1827, with the rufescent tiger heron (Tigrisoma lineatum) as the type species.[1][2] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek tigris, meaning "tiger" and sôma, meaning "body".[3]
- ^ Swainson, William John (1827). "On several groups and forms in ornithology, not hitherto defined". Zoological Journal. 3: 343–363 [362].
- ^ Mayr, Ernst; Cottrell, G. William, eds. (1979). Check-list of Birds of the World. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 234.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 386. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.