Capped Heron (Pilherodius pileatus)

Other Scientific Names
Nycticorax pileatus [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Family
Ardeidae (Herons)

Size
51 - 61 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Boddaert, 1783)

Habitat
Inland wetlands. From sea-level - 400 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.

Basins of Amazon and Orinoco; from eastern Panama, east through Guianas to eastern Brazil, and south through eastern Ecuador to southern Bolivia and Paraguay.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (1)...)

Capped Heron (Pilherodius pileatus) [XC478565]
by id from Sani Lodge, Sucumb\u00edos, Ecuador (song)

Capped Heron (Pilherodius pileatus) [XC478563]
by Jerome Fischer from Sani Lodge, Sucumb\u00edos, Ecuador (flight call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Capped Heron (Pilherodius pileatus) - 10 files

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