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Striated Heron (Butorides striata) Taken in September 2016, in Caucaia, Brazil. Known as Socozinho, in Portuguese. Brazil,Butorides striata,Geotagged,Mangrove Heron,South America,Striated heron,birds,heron Click/tap to enlarge

Striated Heron (Butorides striata)

Taken in September 2016, in Caucaia, Brazil. Known as Socozinho, in Portuguese.

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The striated heron is a small heron. Their breeding habitat is small wetlands in the Old World tropics from west Africa to Japan and Australia, and in South America. Vagrants have been recorded on oceanic islands, such as Chuuk and Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marianas and Palau.

Similar species: Pelicans, Herons, Ibises
Species identified by Natalia Cara
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By Natalia Cara

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Uploaded Mar 11, 2017. Captured in CE-156, 1953, Caucaia - CE, Brazil.