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 | |
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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 | |
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Tigriornis leucolophus (Jardine, 1846) [orthographic error] | |
References
- 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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