Forest bittern

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Forest bittern
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Subfamily: Tigriornithinae
Genus: Zonerodius
Salvadori, 1882
Species:
Z. heliosylus
Binomial name
Zonerodius heliosylus
(Lesson & Garnot, 1828)
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The forest bittern (Zonerodius heliosylus) is a bird indigenous to New Guinea. It is the only member of the genus Zonerodius and is also known as the New Guinea tiger heron.

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2017). "Zonerodius heliosylus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T22697274A117210228. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22697274A117210228.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.


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