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Tigrisoma (tiger herons)

Synonyms: Styptes; Tigriosoma; Tigrosoma

Wikipedia Abstract

Tigrisoma is a genus of heron in the family Ardeidae. Established by William John Swainson in 1827, it contains the following species: \n* Bare-throated tiger heron, Tigrisoma mexicanum \n* Fasciated tiger heron, Tigrisoma fasciatum \n* Rufescent tiger heron, Tigrisoma lineatum The name Tigrisoma is a combination of two Greek words: tigris, meaning "tiger" and somā, meaning "body".
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Species

Tigrisoma fasciatum (Fasciated Tiger-Heron) (Attributes)
Tigrisoma lineatum (Rufescent Tiger-Heron) (Attributes)
Tigrisoma mexicanum (Bare-throated Tiger-Heron) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0