White-crested tiger heron

The white-crested tiger heron (Tigriornis leucolopha), also known as the white-crested bittern, is a species of heron in the family Ardeidae. It is in the monotypic genus Tigriornis. It is widely distributed across the African tropical rainforest.

White-crested tiger heron

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Tigriornis
Sharpe, 1895
Species:
T. leucolopha
Binomial name
Tigriornis leucolopha
(Jardine, 1846)
Synonyms

Tigriornis leucolophus (Jardine, 1846) [orthographic error]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Tigriornis leucolopha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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