White-crested Bittern (Tigriornis leucolopha)

Other Scientific Names
Tigriornis leucolophus [BirdLife International (2004)], Tigriornis leucolophus [BirdLife International (2000)], Tigriornis leucolophus [Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993)], Tigriornis leucolophus [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]

Other Names (World)
White-crested Tiger-Heron, White-crested Bittern, White-crested Tiger-Bittern, African Bittern, White-crested Tiger Heron

Family
Ardeidae (Herons)

Size
66 - 80 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Jardine, 1846)

Habitat
Small shaded streams, marshes, swamps in dense areas of primary rainforest or swamp-forest. Also, the banks of forested rivers and streams in tangled mangrove swamps usually well-away from the coast.

Range (Guide)

Angola (NB), Benin (NB), Cameroon (B), Central African Republic (NB), Congo [The Democratic Republic of the] (NB), Congo [The Democratic Republic of the] (NB), C�te dIvoire (B), Equatorial Guinea (NB), Gabon (B), Gambia (B), Ghana (NB), Guinea (B), Guinea-bissau (B), Liberia (B), Nigeria (NB), Senegal (B), Sierra Leone (B), Togo (NB).

Vagrant to Mauritania (NB).

Equatorial rain forest belt of western Africa, from Sierra Leone east to Cameroon, Gabon, Zaire and Central African Republic.

Population
Estimated population is 25,000 - 100,000 (2010).

Status LC
Habitat destruction and trade are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Small fish, crustaceans, spiders, insects, frogs, snakes, lizards.

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

White-crested Tiger Heron (Tigriornis leucolopha) [XC513666]
by id from Dassilam Serere, Fatick, Senegal (song)

White-crested Tiger Heron (Tigriornis leucolopha) [XC513664]
by Bram Piot from Dassilam Serere, Fatick, Senegal (song)

Nest
A platform of twigs located in trees about 6 m above the ground.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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