Green-backed heron/Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Summary 5
The striated heron (Butorides striata) also known as mangrove heron, little heron or green-backed heron, is a small heron, about 44 cm tall. Striated herons are mostly non-migratory.
Often seen skulking on low branches of mangrove trees.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Frans Vandewalle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/snarfel/5474459080/
- (c) Lip Kee, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/lipkee/5453871134/
- (c) 2009 California Academy of Sciences, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=277013&one=T
- (c) Dr. Raju Kasambe, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Striated_Heron_best_Butorides_striata_by_Dr._Raju_Kasambe_(2).jpg
- Adapted by Ricky Taylor from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butorides_striata
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