Birds of Peru

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Genus: Butorides (1 species, 3 worldwide)


Striated Heron
Striated Heron (Butorides striata striata)
Guarinocito, Caldas, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Striated Heron
Striated Heron (Butorides striata)
Botanical Gardens, Quito, Ecuador   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Striated Heron
Striated Heron (Butorides striata striata) Immature
Rio Branco, Brazil   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Found worldwide, except North America. Very similar (immatures almost identical) to the Green Heron of North America, with some range overlap in Panama and northern Colombia.

© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba