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Whistling Heron

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Whistling Heron

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Also known as Syrigma sibilatrix

species of bird

Species

Least Concern

via IUCN

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Syrigma
Mass
455
Image
Syrigma sibilatrix.jpg
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
Commons category
Syrigma sibilatrix
taxon name
Syrigma sibilatrix
Commons gallery
Syrigma sibilatrix
taxon common name
garça-assobiadeira
litter size
3.5
taxon range
South America
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Encyclopedic overview

The whistling heron (Syrigma sibilatrix) is a medium-sized, often terrestrial heron of South America. It is the only species placed in the genus Syrigma. There are two subspecies, the southern S. s. sibilatrix and the northern S. s. fostersmithi.

Taxonomy

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Whistling Heron” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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