Forest bittern
Appearance
Forest bittern | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Pelecaniformes |
Family: | Ardeidae |
Subfamily: | Tigriornithinae |
Genus: | Zonerodius Salvadori, 1882 |
Species: | Z. heliosylus
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Binomial name | |
Zonerodius heliosylus | |
The forest bittern (Zonerodius heliosylus) is a bird indigenous to New Guinea. It is the only member of the genus Zonerodius and is also known as the New Guinea tiger heron.
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Zonerodius heliosylus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22697274A117210228. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22697274A117210228.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links
[edit]- Forest Bittern Zonerodius heliosylus, BirdLife International
- Zonerodius heliosylus: Forest Bittern, Zipcode Zoo