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Striated Heron
Butorides striata(Linnaeus, 1758)
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At a glance
The Striated Heron is a large bird, about 43 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 43 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Striated Heron look like?
The Striated Heron is a large bird, about 43 cm long and weighing 125–260 g.
The striated heron also known as mangrove heron or little green heron, is a small heron, about 44 cm tall. It is mostly sedentary and noted for some interesting behavioural traits. The breeding habitat is in South America and the Caribbean. The striated heron was formerly considered to be conspecific with the little heron that is found in the Old World tropics from west Africa to Japan and Australia.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Striated Heron?
The Striated Heron is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Striated Heron eat?
The Striated Heron feeds on intertidal invertebrates, usually foraging alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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