Birds of the World

    PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae (Herons, Bitterns)  
Genus: Tigriornis (1 species)


White-crested Tiger Heron
White-crested Tiger Heron (Tigriornis leucolopha)
Range: AF: Senegal to Central African Republic and DR Congo
Senegal  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info

White-crested Tiger Heron
White-crested Tiger Heron (Tigriornis leucolopha) Immature
Range: AF: Senegal to Central African Republic and DR Congo
Anaksa National Park, Ghana  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info

A heavily barred bittern whose adult plumage resembles its immature plumage.


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