White-crested tiger heron

The white-crested tiger heron (Tigriornis leucolopha), also known as the white-crested bittern, is a species of heron in the family Ardeidae. It is in the monotypic genus Tigriornis. It is widely distributed across the African tropical rainforest.

White-crested tiger heron
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Subfamily: Tigriornithinae
Genus: Tigriornis
Sharpe, 1895
Species:
T. leucolopha
Binomial name
Tigriornis leucolopha
(Jardine, 1846)
Synonyms

Tigriornis leucolophus (Jardine, 1846) [orthographic error]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Tigriornis leucolopha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22697277A130188990. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22697277A130188990.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.


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