Tigrisoma
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPelecaniformes
- FamilyArdeidae
Habitatfreshwater
Tigrisoma es un género de aves pelecaniforme de la familia Ardeidae[1][2] conocidas vulgarmente como hocós. Son propias de la Región Neotropical. Especies Se conocen tres especies de Tigrisoma:[1] Tigrisoma mexicanum - hocó cuellinudo Tigrisoma fasciatum - hocó oscuro Tigrisoma lineatum - hocó colorado Referencias ↑ a b Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2010. The Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.5. Cornell University Press. Downloadable from Cornell Lab of Ornithology ↑ Peterson, A. P. 2010. Birds of the World -- current valid scientific avian names. Consultado en enero de 2011.
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Tigrisoma is a genus of herons in the family Ardeidae.
The genus was erected by the English naturalist William Swainson in 1827, with the rufescent tiger heron (Tigrisoma lineatum) as the type species. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek tigris, meaning "tiger" and sôma, meaning "body".