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Bare-throated tiger heron, juv.

Tigrisoma mexicanum

Photo by auntnance123
Published on Project Noah
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9.65013, -85.0714

Field Notes

Habitat:

spotted on rocky beach of Nicoya Peninsula

Notes:

fasciated tiger heron possibly?

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
Liam
Yes, a juvenile Bare-throated Tiger Heron. The adult Fasciated and Rufescent don't have the spangled pattern on the back. The juveniles are not so tall and lack the naked throat patch that this bird shows.
Wild Things
Auntnance, this looks very close to a Bare throated tiger heron. Maybe Juvenile.

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Mission
Birds of Panama and Costa Rica
Photographed
PublishedJanuary 23, 2012

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