Zigzag heron

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Zigzag heron

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Subfamily: Botaurinae
Genus: Zebrilus
Bonaparte, 1855
Species:
Z. undulatus
Binomial name
Zebrilus undulatus
(Gmelin, 1789)

The zigzag heron (Zebrilus undulatus) is a

monotypic genus Zebrilus. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical swamps
.

Sani Lodge - Ecuador

Taxonomy

The zigzag heron was

monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.[7]

Description

The adult plumage is gray with fine zigzag barring, with a pale underside, standing about 32 centimetres (12+1⁄2 inches) in height. Juveniles have a dark back with a brown head and underside.

plesiomorphic
among Ardeidae in general.

Distribution and habitat

The zigzag heron is a species of the entire

Orinoco River basin of Venezuela in the northwest, and in the east-northeast encompasses the Guianas; in the southeast Amazon Basin the range does not extend east of the Tapajós River
drainage.

Behaviour

They are reclusive birds, staying hidden in thick cover even while foraging.[9]

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2022). "Zebrilus undulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T22697291A211070907. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  2. ^ Gmelin, Johann Friedrich (1789). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae : secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis (in Latin). Vol. 1, Part 2 (13th ed.). Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Georg. Emanuel. Beer. p. 637.
  3. ^ Latham, John (1785). A General Synopsis of Birds. Vol. 3, Part 1. London: Printed for Leigh and Sotheby. p. 61, No. 22.
  4. ^ Buffon, Georges-Louis Leclerc de (1780). "Le petit butor de Cayenne". Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux (in French). Vol. 7. Paris: De l'Imprimerie Royale. p. 430.
  5. Daubenton, Louis-Jean-Marie (1765–1783). "Petit bucor, de Cayenne"
    . Planches Enluminées D'Histoire Naturelle. Vol. 8. Paris: De L'Imprimerie Royale. Plate 763.
  6. ^ Bonaparte, Charles Lucien (1855). "Tableaux synoptiques de l'ordre des hérons". Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences (in French). 40: 718–733 [723].
  7. ^
    Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2022). "Ibis, spoonbills, herons, Hamerkop, Shoebill, pelicans"
    . IOC World Bird List Version 12.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  8. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4
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  9. ^ a b "Zigzag Heron (Zebrilus undulatus) - Peru Aves | Peru Birds". Retrieved 2016-06-30.

External links

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