Forest Bittern

Zonerodius heliosylus - Onoré phaéton

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Pelecaniformes

  • Family
    :

    Ardéidés

  • Genus
    :

    Zonerodius

  • Species
    :

    heliosylus

Descriptor

Lesson, RP Garnot, 1828

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 71 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : -
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Forest Bittern (Zonerodius heliosylus) is a species of bird in the Ardeidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Onoré phaéton,
  • Avetigre papúa,
  • garça-papua,
  • Bindenreiher,
  • Nieuw-Guinese Tijgerroerdomp,
  • Airone tigrato di foresta,
  • papuatigerhäger,
  • Papuatigerhegre,
  • tigrovanec lesný,
  • bukač novoguinejský,
  • Ny Guinea-tigerhejre,
  • papuanhaikara,
  • martinet tigrat de Nova Guinea,
  • tygryska papuaska,
  • Лесная цапля,
  • Bambangan rimba,
  • パプアトラフサギ,
  • 林鳽,
  • papuahäger,
  • 林鳽,

Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)

Geographic range

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

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