Birds of Mexico

    PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae (Herons, Bitterns)  
Genus: Tigrisoma (1 species, 3 worldwide)



Bare-throated Tiger Heron
Bare-throated Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum)
Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.

Bare-throated Tiger Heron
Bare-throated Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum) Immature
Golfo de Papagayo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Rainbirder (Steve Garvie)     Copyright and usage info

Larger than the Fasciated Tiger Heron, and note yellow throat.
Head close up.


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