Capped Heron

Pilherodius pileatus - Héron coiffé

Héron coiffé
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Pelecaniformes

  • Family
    :

    Ardéidés

  • Genus
    :

    Pilherodius

  • Species
    :

    pileatus

Descriptor

Boddaert, 1783

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 61 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 518 à 591 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Héron coiffé
adult
Héron coiffé
adult plum. breeding

Capped Heron (Pilherodius pileatus) is a species of bird in the Ardeidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Héron coiffé,
  • Garza capirotada,
  • garça-real-neotropical,
  • Kappenreiher,
  • kucsmás gém,
  • Kapreiger,
  • Airone pileato,
  • svartkronad häger,
  • Kalotthegre,
  • volavka čiapočkatá,
  • volavka černohlavá,
  • Kalothejre,
  • kalottihaikara,
  • martinet becblau,
  • czapla modrolica,
  • Южноамериканская кваква,
  • シロゴイサギ,
  • 蓝嘴黑顶鹭,
  • svartkronad häger,
  • 嘯鷺,

Voice song and call

Héron coiffé
adult

Habitat

Héron coiffé
adult plum. breeding

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Héron coiffé
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