Striated Heron
05 November 2011 10:47 Filed in: Ardeidae Herons Brazil Rio Grande do Sul Mostardas Lagoa do Peixe Panama Gamboa
Copyright: monacoeye • Gamboa, Panama • 25 April 2010 • Do not copy without permission
Bird name: Striated Heron
Latin: Butorides striata
Other: Mangrove Heron, Little Heron • Garcita azulada (Es) • Socozinho (Br)
Family: Ardeidae • Herons
Range: Tropics worldwide
Similar: Green Heron
The adult Striated Heron has a black cap and a pinkish grey throat, with white stripes. It has light markings on its sides which are diagnostic - each dark feather tip has a light surround - and yellow irises. The Striated Heron was formerly grouped with the Green Heron as the Green-backed Heron.
The adult Striated Heron above was not shy, standing on a pier by the Chagres River in Panama, after a big storm. In the Brazilian Pantanal in August, however, Striated Herons, though quite numerous, often retreated quickly when seen.
The juvenile, pictured directly below, is browner and more mottled than the adult, and has its own distinctive wing markings which form parallel lines near the wing edge. It was seen by the river edge.
Below: Juvenile Striated Heron in the Pantanal, Brazil, Aug 2011
Below: Juvenile Striated Heron close-up, Pantanal, Brazil, Aug 2011
Below: A Striated Heron flying over marshland, Lagoa do Peixe, RS, Brazil • November 2009
Other Spanish names: Garcita Azulada (Es) • Chicuaco cuello gris • Garcita estirada
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