Bird genus Tigrisoma or Tiger Herons

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Bare-throated Tiger Heron

The bird genus Tigrisoma - more commonly referred to as "Tiger Herons" contains the following species:

  • Fasciated Tiger Heron, Tigrisoma fasciatum
    • Tigrisoma fasciatum fasciatum - Range: Southeastern Brazil to northeastern Argentina
    • Tigrisoma fasciatum pallescens - Range: Northwestern Argentina
    • Tigrisoma fasciatum salmoni - Range: Costa Rica to Venezuela and northern Bolivia
  • Rufescent Tiger Heron, Tigrisoma lineatumis
    • Tigrisoma lineatum lineatum - Range: Southeastern Mexico south to Amazonian Brazil and northern Argentina
    • Tigrisoma lineatum marmoratum - Range: Central Bolivia to eastern Brazil and northeastern Argentina

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