Whistling Heron (Syrigma sibilatrix)

Family
Ardeidae (Herons)

Size
50 - 61 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1824)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland seasonally wet / flooded grassland. From sea-level - 1,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay (B), Venezuela.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (39)...)

Whistling Heron (Syrigma sibilatrix) [XC463466]
by Daniel Mello from Parque Nacional El Pamar, Col\u00f3n, Entre R\u00edos, Argentina (call)

Whistling Heron (Syrigma sibilatrix) [XC777737]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Reserva do Setor S\u00edtio de Recreio Cara\u00edbas-Goi\u00e2nia, Goi\u00e1s, Brazil (call, song)

Subspecies
Validity of subspecies fostersmithi sometimes questioned.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

sibilatrix (Temminck, 1824) - Bolivia to south-eastern Brazil and north-eastern Argentina.
fostersmithi Friedmann, 1949 - Eastern Colombia, Venezuela.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Whistling Heron (Syrigma sibilatrix) - 10 files

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