Fasciated tiger heron / Streifenreiher (Tigrisoma fasciatum)

Fasciated tiger heron. 2020-02-19 06:59:06 Panama

Observations

Only documented observation: 2020-02-19

Description

Classification: Genus Tigrisoma (Tigrisoma); Family Herons (Ardeidae)
General: We saw this on a guided tour of the Pipeline Road near Gamboa, Panama, which is named after an oil pipeline built to ensure supply during World War II, but never actually put into service, and now providing access to Soberania National Park.
General: The fasciated tiger heron (Tigrisoma fasciatum) is a species of heron in the family Ardeidae. It is present in southern Central America and parts of northern and central South America, where its natural habitat is rivers. [more]